Tebo v. The Jarlen

This is an action to recover for salvage service alleged to have been rendered by the tug B. S. Haviland to the bark Jarlen on the 14th of September, 1889. The service consisted in towing the bark from Barnegat to New York in a smooth sea; the time occupying from 94 a. m. to 6 v. m., and involving no risk or extra labor on the part of the tug. The value of the bark and her cargo was $20,500; the value of the tug, $25,000. The libelants desire a decree for 25 per cent, of the value of the bark and cargo. The claimants claim that the value of the service rendered did not exceed $100, but have…