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any act of negligence in the navigation of the ship; nor was it done in the execution of any duty of the master to the or to her owners; nor was,the act within the IJcope of the master's duties or powers as the representative of the owners. Neither the owners, therefore, nor their property, can be ,held legally answerable for it. Libel dismissed, with cosm.
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',' A:coritrlU3t for supplies ,to avessel.being amaritimecontl1loct, a court ofadmlralty hasp.Bljjsqletion to give damages for II< preach of the contraetas to the quality of tbe BUPPllea furnished, or tor misrepresentations, 01"' other breaches in the performance o:Ht.n: ' ' , , oliri!Ji,' Is entitled, under role 53, to security from the libelaUt, upon filing a croBEillbel,tq for breaches of the, same contrlloOt (l11' which the , sues;' . , -p-::
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In Admiralty. The Electro-Dynamic Company 6fPhiladelphia libeled the yacht Electron to recover for machinery furnished. James Bigler filed a cross-libel, and moved for stay until security is filed. Wilcox, Adams &:- Green, for motion. Robi'TUlCm, Bright, Biddle &:- Ward and Mr. Ward, opposed. BROWN, J. In the first libel the claim is for $2,106.08, with interest, the balance pf a ,bill alleged to bedue"in and about the refitting and repairing" of the yacM Electrim, belonging in Philadelphia, by furnishing her. with a quantity of electrical machinery for the purpose of by electricity. The yacht was arrested' and released on propelling security given, and has answered, alleging misrepresentations an4 ,Qus in, the performance of the contract under which the repairs were furnished. and an offer to return the articles. The cross-libel alleges the same misrepresentations and breaches, andclaiins damages by reason thereof in the sum of $4,553.04. Undtlr the fiftythi,rd rule of the Supreme court in admiralty I she now moves that the respondents' proceedings in the original libel be stayed until·· security is given for the damages claimed in the cross·libel. . The defense to the o:riginitUilbel i!l the same as the ground of claim in the cross-libel. . The (',age is therefore within the fifty-third rule of the supreme court in' admiralty,li3 construed by this court in the case C1'edit'Lyv.48F.no.8-44
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