Legal Opinion
B v. Bureau Wijsmuller, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. The United States of America, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 2, 1983No. 69, 133, Dockets 82-6050, 82-6090PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
The law of salvage is a concept with roots deeply embedded in antiquity. We are called upon to apply this old and venerable law to a case involving modern shipping. On this appeal we review the propriety of a $500,000 award for salvage services to which the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Goettel, J.) added $135,000 as an “equitable uplift.” Our reasons for affirming follow.
FACTS
In August 1977 the M.V. PIONEER COMMANDER, a vessel privately owned by United States Lines, Inc., set sail from Bremerhaven, West Germany for Bayonne, New…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- The Clarita and the ClaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Craig v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Dow Chemical Pacific Ltd. v. Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Ahmed, A/K/A Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., M/v Ogden Fraser, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc., Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., and M/v Ogden Fraser, the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc., Manuel International Inc. And Manuel International D.I.S.C., Inc., Plaintiffs v. Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Ahmed, A/K/A Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., M/v Ogden Fraser, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc., Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., and M/v Ogden Fraser, the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Air Et Chaleur, S.A., Pierre Berger, Daniel Cauchie, Jacques W. Van De Velde v. Eliot JanewayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Evanow v. M/V NeptuneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- In Re McLean Industries, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Charles C. Jones and Clara E. Jones v. Sea Tow Services Freeport Ny Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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