Legal Opinion
Legnos v. M/V Olga Jacob
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1974No. 73-2525PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Appellants Legnos and Gorman filed a complaint in rem against the M/V OLGA JACOB and in personam against the shipowner, the charterer, and the United States, as owner of the cargo seeking salvage award. The District Court found that the services rendered by the appellants in helping to extinguish a fire on board the M/V OLGA JACOB, did not entitle them to a salvage award since neither the vessel nor the cargo had been imperiled by the fire. The District Court’s decision that the ship was not in peril due to the contained nature of the fire and the readiness of local…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The" Sabine"Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. The Unidentified Remains of a Vessel, Her Cargo, Apparel, Tackle, and Furniture, in a Cause of Salvage, Civil and MaritimeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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