Legal Opinion
La Rue v. United Fruit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1950No. 6079PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree of the United' States District Court for the District of Maryland dismissing a libel filed by thirty-three unlicensed crew members of the S. S. Fra Berlanga and three shore workmen against the United Fruit Company. Libelants sought to recover for alleged salvage services rendered to the S. S. San Jose on November 29, 1948, in the harbor of Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Upon the conclusion of all the evidence, the District Court dismissed the libel on the ground that the service rendered did not rise to the dignity of salvage.
The San Jose…
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