Parsons v. Rockwell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. This was a libel by Cyrus O. 'Rockwell, master of the steamship Saginaw, against the steamship Phoenix, John J. Parsons and Thomas Linton, claimants, for salvage. The district court rendered a decree for libelant. Claimants appealed. The decision of the district court, rendered by HUGfHES, District Judge, was as follows: Statement of the Case by the Court.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. This was a libel by Cyrus O. 'Rockwell, master of the steamship Saginaw, against the steamship Phoenix, John J. Parsons and Thomas Linton, claimants, for salvage. The district court rendered a decree for libelant. Claimants appealed. The decision of the district court, rendered by HUGfHES, District Judge, was as follows: Statement of the Case by the Court. The British steamship Phoenix (Philliskirk, master) left Macio, Brazil, on the 19th of .January, 1893, laden witli 2,100 tons of sugar, bound for New…
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, District Judge.
The master of the steamship Saginaw, on behalf of the owner, filed a libel for salvage, in the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia, against the steamship Phoenix. The Saginaw was a passenger and freight steamer plying between the city of New York and divers West India ports. She left New York on her regular trip February 9, 1893, with an assorted cargo worth, about $400,000, with a crew of 39 men, and 8 passengers. The value of her trip, including both freight money and the fares of passengers, was about $13,000.
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