Morrison Waite,
Ex Parte Hagar — Opinion of the Court
“ It has long been settled that claims for pilotage fees are within the jurisdiction of the admiralty. Ex parte McNeil, 13 Wall. 236; Hobart v. Drogan, 10 Pet. 108. Such being the case, under the decision just rendered in Ex parte Gordon (supra, p. 515) , the District Court can properly hear and decide the matters in dispute, and the application for the writ is accordinglyDenied. ”
