Legal Opinion
Drevas v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 9, 1945No. 2676PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
The libelant in this case, a member of the crew of a Liberty ship, claims a salvage award for participation with other members of the crew in bringing the ship safely to port after she had been damaged at sea by enemy action.
Ordinarily seamen are not entitled to salvage awards for saving a ship of which they constitute members of the crew because that service is a part of their duty. It is only in extraordinary cases that they become entitled to an award as salvors. The libelant contends that this is such an exceptional case.
From the evidence in the case I find these…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The ConnemaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Atlantic Maritime Co. v. TysellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
- Talbert v. ElphickeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1896
- Belcher Oil Co. v. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- The SuperiorDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1920
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Usatorre v. Compania Argentina Navegacion MihanovichDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Elrod v. Luckenbach S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Baretich v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Bertel v. Panama Transport Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Manley v. NicodemisenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1957
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