MR. JUSTICE STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.
Assuming that, by virtue of the provisions of the statute of New York, on April 24, 1862, 4 Gen. Stat. 632, the appellants had a lien upon the ship for the repairs made and materials furnished by them, it is a vital question whether that lien remained in existence when the ship was sold on the eighth day of May, 1871. If it had expired, or if it had been discharged before that day, it is useless to examine the...
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