Hein v. The Beaconsfield
District Court, S.D. Alabama
This was a libel by Louis H. Hein, charterer of the Norwegian steamship Jarl, against the ship Beaconsfield, to recover compensation for alleged salvage services.
1Opinion of the Court
TOULMIN, District Judge.
This is an action to recover for salvage service alleged to have been rendered by the steamer Jarl to the ship Beaconsfield, on the 13th of October, 1894. The *145service consisted in towing the ship about 52 miles from off the bar of Mobile Bay into anchorage at Ft. Morgan, inside the bay. The time occupied in the tow was some 9 or 10 hours, and involved no risk or extra labor on the part of the steamer. The weather was good and the sea smooth. The master of the steamer says that “the wind was northeast, but was not blowing too much, and the sea was from the northeast,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Compagnie Commerciale de Transport a Vapeur Francaise v. Charente Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1893
- The Emily B. SouderU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1878
- L'Hommedieu v. The CarondeletDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1888
- Hall v. The Bay of NaplesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1890
- Tebo v. The JarlenDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1890
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