District Court, D. Minnesota March 20, 1875 (St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. The Lake Superior)

NELSON, District Judge.

Several questions preliminary to the merits have been raised by the proctors for the claimant, and must be passed upon.

Jurisdiction. — The question raised in regard to the jurisdiction of the court is, in my opinion, against the claimant The libel was filed upon the 29th of April, 1874, and the seizure under the process was made Hay 15th, following.