Roberts v. The Huntsville
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Southern district of Georgia. [This was a libel by Joseph A. Roberts and Joseph Bramell against the steamship Huntsville for advances made for necessaries supplied, and for their indemnification as sureties.] cited 2 Pars. Shipp. & ' Adm. 233, 234; Carroll v. The Leathers I Case | No. 2,455]; The Union [Id. 14,340]; The White : Squall [Id. 17,570]; The Larch [Id. 8,085.1. j
1Opinion of the Court
BRADLEY, Circuit Justice.
The steamship Huntsville, of New York, being disabled at sea, was brought into the port of Savannah and libeled for salvage. Roberts and Bramell, at the request of her master, who intervened for the owners, became sureties for the costs and salvage, and the vessel was discharged. A decree for salvage was made, and the sureties were obliged to pay the amount. Meanwhile, the vessel being left in their charge as factors, whilst undergoing repairs, and they becoming alarmed for their indemnification, having learned that the owner was insolvent, and that the vessel was…
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