Sonderburg v. Ocean Tow Boat Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Louisiana.] • In January, 1875, the ship Princeton, laden with 4,000 bales of cotton, was set on fire by lightning, near the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi river, and saved by libelants, composing the crews of the steam tugs Rio Grande and Ocean, belonging to the Ocean Tow Boat Company, and the steam tug Rochester, associated with the Ocean Tow Boat Company, and in their associated capacity engaged…
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Louisiana.] • In January, 1875, the ship Princeton, laden with 4,000 bales of cotton, was set on fire by lightning, near the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi river, and saved by libelants, composing the crews of the steam tugs Rio Grande and Ocean, belonging to the Ocean Tow Boat Company, and the steam tug Rochester, associated with the Ocean Tow Boat Company, and in their associated capacity engaged in the towing business upon the waters of the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexico. For the services of these three…
1Opinion of the Court
BRADLEY, Circuit Justice.
The first question in this case relates to the proportion of the .salvage money which should be awarded to the vessels engaged in the salvage service, on one side, and the officers and crews of said vessels on the-other, supposing no binding agreement between them had been made on the subject. It is the province of the court, where the parties themselves cannot agree, not only to award the amount of salvage, but to apportion it amongst those who have contributed the salvage service. And whilst the court never loses.its power to make this ■ apportionment according to…
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