The Cottage City
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit to recover salvage for towing a disabled passenger steamer to her port of destination. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
On the night of October 14, 1901, the Dirigo, a passenger steamship, on a voyage from ports in Alaska to Seattle, was called by signals of distress to the assistance of the steamship Cottage City, which was then in a disabled condition at anchor in Fitzhugh Sound; and, with the consent of Capt. Wallace, who was in command of the Cottage City, the Dirigo towed her to Seattle, having the assistance of a tugboat which had been sent to the relief of the disabled vessel in making the last 90 miles of the trip, for which service this suit was instituted to recover salvage.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The Sirius v. Cedros Island Mining & Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1893
3Cited by2 opinions
- The Coquitlam CityDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1917
- Tozier v. IslanderDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1924