Wilder's Steamship Co. v. The Brigantine "Lurline"

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

WHITING, J.

Circuit Judge Perry heard this case below and decreed that the libellant is entitled to salvage in a certain amount, and the libellant appeals to this Court.

The decision appealed from is as follows:

This is a libel for salvage brought by the Wilder Steamship Company, Limited, a Hawaiian corporation, for itself and others interested as salvors, against the brigantine “Lurline,” her tackle, apparel, furniture and ballast.

From the evidence adduced at the trial, I find the facts to be as follows:

*84About 1.30 o’clock on the morning of December 5th last, the Lurline,…