The" Sabine"
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clieeobd
Salvage is the compensation allowed to persons by whose voluntary assistance a ship at sea or her cargo or both have been saved in whole or in part from impending sea peril, or in recovering such property from actual peril or loss, as in cases of shipwreck, derelict, or recapture.
Three elements are necessary to a valid salvage claim: 1. A marine peril. 2. Service voluntarily rendered when not required as an existing duty or from a special contract. 3. Success in whole or in part, or that the service rendered contributed to such success.
Proof of success, to some extent, is as essential as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The CamancheSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- The BostonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1833
- The Henry EwbankU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1833
- Adams v. The Island CityU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1859
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3Cited by135 opinions
- North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Security Savings Bank v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- The CorsairSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. HaverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Archawski v. HaniotiSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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