The Acre
District Court, E.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit by James Brooks and others against the steamship Acre.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
The salvage of the Javary necessitated moving the Acre. The fire proved to have been dangerous to the Acre only by communication from the Javary. The Acre was, however, in a dangerous situation because of the possibility of that communication, and the aid given her was a salvage service. This was rendered by the Ox, the Gertrude, the men on the Ducas and the Acre (who shifted the lines and used their windlass), and the *1023men on the dock, who shifted the lines there. These salvage services were all connected with the services rendered to the Javary, and in that respect…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- L'Hommedieu v. The CarondeletDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1888
- Wilson v. Bessie WhitingU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1888
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