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The General Smith is a minor admiralty case that established the homeport lien doctrine, a doctrine that was overturned by federal law over a century ago. The case itself has been mostly forgotten to history, and is but a footnote even to admiralty historians. Yet the story behind the case...
AdmiraltyAdmiralty JurisdictionFederal High CourtSupreme CourtUse and hire of HouseboatDespite the provision of Section 251(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, 1991, CSocial Science Electronic Publishing...