The Craster Hall
District Court, S.D. Georgia
In Admiralty. Suit for salvage by the Propeller Towboat Company and others against the steamship Craster Hall and cargo. Decree for libelants.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, District Judge
(orally). The Craster Hall was a very fine steamer, which left port on the west shore of South America and voyaged to Savannah. When close to Tybee Eight, in the daytime, she was steered up upon a dangerous shoal. Whether she went ashore at one point or another, it matters not. According to the testimony of her own people, she went ashore at six or seven knots an hour. According to the testimony of others, her speed was faster, and her grounding therefore harder and more immovable. She had a cargo of more than 6,000 tons of nitrate of soda. Efforts were immediately made by a powerful tug in…
2Cited by4 opinions
- The Craster HallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1914
- Atlantic Towing Co. v. The CalicheDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1942
- The HumarockDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1916
- The EdilioDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1917