The Birdie
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York. [In admiralty. Libels, one by the Coast Wrecking Company, and the other by John Clough and others, owners of the steam tug William Fletcher, against the brig Birdie and her cargo. Decree for libellants in the district court.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODRUFF, Circuit Judge.
I presume the amount awarded by the district court to the libellants in this case for the services of their steam tug Relief, in getting off the brig when grounded on the shore off Long Island, and bringing her to New York, was largely influenced by the decisions of the circuit and district courts for this district in the case of The Morning Star, [Case No. 9,818,] in which Judge Betts held that salvage ought not to be awarded to a corporation. The decree in that case, allowing what was deemed a reasonable compensation for the time and labor and use of the libellants’…
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