Supreme Court of the United States March 22, 1875, 215 (Moran v. Prather)

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Mr. Justice CLIFFORD

delivered the opinion of the court.

The errors assigned arc: (1.) That the Circuit Court erred in excluding the evidence offered by the defendants that the words “steamboat debts” mean such debts as constitute a lien or privilege on the steamboat for necessary supplies, materials, repairs, and wages; that they do not include debts which cannot be enforced against the