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Lago Oil & Transport Co. v. United States

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 10, 1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a libel proceeding in which tile-owner of the Captain Rodger and members. *439of its crew seek recovery of salvage awards. Members of the crew of the tanker Fisher’s Hill, the salvaged vessel, were rescued and removed to Aruba, Netherlands West Indies, and then the salvor returned to the distressed vessel and during the course of the salvaging operation she was carried ashore and damaged. As a result, the libelant-owner, in addition to a share of the salvage award, seeks to recover One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) damages to the vessel.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Waterman SS Corporation v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
  2. Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1918
  3. V. O. Machinoimport v. Clark Equipment Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
  4. The TitanicDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1913

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Oil & Gas Ventures-First 1958 Fund, Ltd. v. KungDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
  2. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Ass'n of America v. ButlerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
  3. Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
  4. Branyan v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart MaatschappijDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
  5. Oscar Gruss & Son v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966

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