The Craster Hall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia; Emory Speer, Judge. Suit in admiralty by the Propellor Towboat Company of Savannah, the Pilots Navigation Company,' and others, against the steamship Craster Hall. Decree for libelants (203 Fed. 188), and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
The libel alleges, the answer admits, and the proof shows, that the services rendered by the libelants in floating the Craster Hall in January, 1912, when she was aground on Gaskin’s Bank to the northward of the Tybee Roads were salvage services, and the contentions here are as to the grade thereof and the amount of award. v
The District Court allowed 5 per cent, on the value of the ship, cargo, and freight. On this appeal the appellants demand a reduction, the appellees ask for an increase of the amount allowed.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- The SandringhamDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1882
- The EgyptU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia · 1883
- Clarke v. The RitaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1894
- The Craster HallDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1913
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