McMullin v. Blackburn
District Court, N.D. California
In Admiralty. Libel by Robert McMullin, Jacob Koop, and Frank Wackrow against, 1). O. Blackburn to recover shares in salvage money received by the latter. Decree for libelants.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, District Judge.
In the month of April, 1891, the master of the steamer Montserrat, found the steamer Wellington in a disabled condition on the Pacific ocean, about 72 miles south*178west from the mouth of the Columbia river. After some negotiations, a contract was entered into between the master of the steamer Wellington and the master of the steamer Montserrat for the towage of the former vessel to San Francisco, a distance of about 500 miles, for the sum of $15,000. The service was undertaken and completed, the ships arriving in the harbor of San Francisco at the expiration of about four…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McConnochie v. KerrDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1881
- The SaragossaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1867
- The EmulousU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1832
- McConnochin v. KerrDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1883
- Studley v. BakerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1873
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