The Lugano
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida; Rhydon M. Call, Judge.' Suit in admiralty by Dunham Albury and others against cargo salved from the British ship Lugano; James Penwill and others, claimants. From the decree of distribution the United States appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WAEKER, Circuit Judge.
The decree of the District Court is presented for review by an appeal sued out by the United States. No other party in interest is complaining. For the material facts of the case reference is made to the statement of them found in the opinion rendered by the District Judge. Albury et al. v. Cargo of The Lugano (D. C.) 215 Fed. 963.
Complaint is made of that feature of the decree which gave to the claim for salvage priority over that of the government for customs duties. For support of its ruling to this effect the court referred to the decision rendered in the case of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- United States v. WilderU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1838
- Merritt v. One Package of MerchandiseDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1886
- Albury v. Cargo of the LuganoDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1913
3Cited by1 opinion
- Danner v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951