Legal Opinion
Lasca
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 9, 1904PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit to recover for salvage services.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This action was brought by Edwin M. Millard and others, the owners of the tug John Nichols, to recover against the schooner yacht Lasca, the sum of $1,000 for salvage services rendered, on the 15th day of September, 1904, in getting the yacht off the beach somewhat inside the western end of Coney Island, near Norton’s Point.
On the night of September 14th the yacht was anchored to the northward and westward of Coney Island, about % mile distant. Eater, a strong blow from the South-east commenced, accompanied by heavy rain. The master let go both anchors, with 30 fathoms…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The ElfridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Winslow v. The BakerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1885
- Millard v. The SchiedamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1891
- The Young AmericaDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1884
- Brooks v. Steamer AdirondackDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1880
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3Cited by2 opinions
- The Robert S. BesnardDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1906
- The Western StarDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1907