Legal Opinion
Bartholomew v. Crowley Marine Services Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2003No. 02-35364PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge.
We consider the apportionment of a salvage award that was given to participating crew members but not to the owner of the salving vessel. The right to a salvage award for saving a ship dates back for centuries. Some have traced the right back to the ancient Rhodians, whose maritime accomplishments began to reach their height in the late fourth century B.C.,1 and who are thought by some to be the earliest culture to have devised a system of maritime law.2 The manuscript known as “The Rhodian Sea-Law,” which in its extant form has been dated to about 600-800 A.D.,3 includes…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The Schooner Catharine v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- The Clarita and the ClaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- The CamancheSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tug Blarney, LLC v. Ridge Contracting, Inc.District Court, D. Alaska · 2014
- Bartholomew v. Crowley Marine Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Luther Bartholomew v. Crowley Marine Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003