Legal Opinion
John D. Spreckels & Bros. v. The Ship "Dunreggan"
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided October 11, 1900Published
In Admiralty. Claim eor Salvage Services.
1Opinion of the CourtEstee, J.
This is a libel for salvage in the sum of $20,000 on the part of J. D. Spreckels Brothers &-C'o., the owners of the tug “Fearless” and for the Master and crew thereof, J. E. Macauley intervening with a claim of $2500. The case was submitted to W. J. Robinson, Esq., as special referee for the taking of testimony. Eight hundred and seventy-one type-written pages of testimony were taken by said referee and the facts of the case as disclosed by this evidence seem to he these1
The '“Dunreggan,” a steel sailing vessel, bark rigged and having a registered tonnage of 1477 tons net, with ono G. M.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Duff v. MerrittCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1898
- The ExcelsiorSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Baker Salvage Co. v. The KimberleyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1888
- The WinifredDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
- New Process Fermentation Co. v. BaltzUnited States Circuit Court · 1882