The Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
In Í865, Simeon Draper, treasury, agent of the United States, shipped from Savannah a quantity of cottop on the schooner Davis, of which one Kemplen wa3 master, to be carried and delivered to him, the said cotton agent of the United States, or his assigns, in New York. For this, the master gave the usual bills of lading, and was to run freight at the rate of fifteen cents a ton per day.
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In Í865, Simeon Draper, treasury, agent of the United States, shipped from Savannah a quantity of cottop on the schooner Davis, of which one Kemplen wa3 master, to be carried and delivered to him, the said cotton agent of the United States, or his assigns, in New York. For this, the master gave the usual bills of lading, and was to run freight at the rate of fifteen cents a ton per day. On the voyage, the vessel met with, a disaster, and she and her cargo were saved from total loss by the meritorious service of one Douglas and others. The vessel was carried by Douglas arid the others, her…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
Two questions are raised by the record in this case, both of which are of importance.
The first is whether personal property of the'United States on board a vessel for transportation from one point to another, is subject to a lien for salvage services rendered in saving the property. .
The second is, under what circumstances, if any, can the lien be enforced, if one exists.
Of the-first proposition there does not seem to be any reasonable doubt, upon a view of the authorities. Brown v. Stapyleton, † The Marquis of Huntley, ‡ The Lord Nelson, § The United States v. Wilder, || The Siren, ¶ are ail…
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