Legal Opinion
Nolan v. A. H. Basse Rederi Aktieselskab & Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 8, 1958No. Nos. 399 of 1954, 31 of 1955PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.
During the night of August 18-19, 1953, the Danish steamship Else Basse, with a cargo of cryolite ore, caught fire and was abandoned by her master and crew at a point in the Gulf of St. Lawrence some 50 miles from Harmon U. S. Air Force Base on St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland. Two United States Government vessels cooperated in putting out the fire and in bringing the ship safely into port. These two actions in admiralty, consolidated for trial, are claims for salvage made by the masters and crews of their respective vessels, the Government having waived its claim as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Danner v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- The OmahaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1947
- Spivak v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Thornton v. the Livingston RoeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
3Cited by3 opinions
- Nolan v. A. H. Basse RederiaktieselskabCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Nolan v. JensenDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1959
- Nolan v. Basse RederiaktieselskabCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959