The Steamship Jefferson
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THÉ UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. The facts; which involved' the jurisdiction of the admiralty court of a case for salvage services rendered to a vessel in dry dock and in peril from a fire originating on land, are stated in the opinion. The jurisdictional question is properly certified.
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THÉ UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. The facts; which involved' the jurisdiction of the admiralty court of a case for salvage services rendered to a vessel in dry dock and in peril from a fire originating on land, are stated in the opinion. The jurisdictional question is properly certified. Shields v. Coleman, 157 U. S. 176; Interior Construction Co. v. Gihney, 160 U. S. 217; Chappell v. United States, 160 U. S. 499; Merritt v. Bowdoin College, 167 U. S. 745; Filhiol v. Forney, 194 U. S. 356; Petri v. Creelman, 199 U. S. 487; Excelsior Co.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
From a decree dismissing this suit for want of jurisdiction the present direct appeal is prosecuted. Dismissal of the appeal is moved on the ground that the jurisdiction of the court below was not involved in the sense of the fifth section of the act of March 3, 1891, c. 517, 26 Stat. 826, and, in any event, because the question of jurisdiction was not certified as required by that act.
The libel by which the suit was commenced was filed on behalf of the master of. the tug Helen, for himself and others entitled to participate, in a salvage allowance if made. The cause of action was thus stated:
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