Manchester Liners, Ltd. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
In Admiralty. Suit for salvage by the Manchester Liners, Limited, owner of steamship Manchester Brigade, against the United States, owner of steamship Davidson County. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, District Judge.
This is a libel for salvage.
[1] The Manchester Brigade, a British steamer, then valued at slightly over a million dollars, left Halifax for Liverpool December 8, 1919. at 11:30 a. m. About midnight of the same date she picked up a wireless message from the steamer Davidson County, then valued at a little over $600,000, stating that the latter was in distress, giving her position, and that she was drifting north. Between the last-mentioned date and December 12th a severe storm prevailed, and little, if any, progress was possible in going to the rescue of the drifting *411vess…
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