Stancil v. Frederick Leyland & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Libel by Hiram N. Stancil and others against Frederick Leyland & Co., Limited, claimant of the steamship Parisian, and others. From a decree awarding less relief than demanded, libelants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
In March, 1915, after the steamship Parisian, bound from the port of New Orleans, had run aground a short distance out from South Pass, she was run into by another vessel, with the result that a hole was cut in the port side of the Parisian about amidship and extending considerably below its water line. The appellants, four marine divers and their helpers, rendered services in saving the vessel and in getting the hole in it closed, so that it could be pumped out and brought safely back to New Orleans for required repairs. They libeled the vessel for the salvage services…
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