Rutter v. The Ferris
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In admiralty. This was a libel for salvage. The bai'que Ferris, a British vessel, left New ‘York with a cargo of naval stores, rosin, tar. &c., on board, upon the 14th Feb’y. 1800. bound for tlie port of Liverpool. After proceeding about two days upon her voyage, the vessel began to labor heavily, shipping large seas on deck, when the pumps were sounded and five feet •of water were found in the hold.
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In admiralty. This was a libel for salvage. The bai'que Ferris, a British vessel, left New ‘York with a cargo of naval stores, rosin, tar. &c., on board, upon the 14th Feb’y. 1800. bound for tlie port of Liverpool. After proceeding about two days upon her voyage, the vessel began to labor heavily, shipping large seas on deck, when the pumps were sounded and five feet •of water were found in the hold. The efforts made to free her from the water being ineffectual, sbe made a signal of distress, and her captain and crew were taken on board by the ship tbe Forest City, who carried them to New…
1Opinion of the Court
CADWALADER, District Judge.
In this case, the services were highly meritorious. The property which has been wholly saved, would probably have been wholly lost, if they had not been rendered. Whether, indeed. any particular merit is attributable to tbe navigator of the Tay is, perhaps, doubtful. But whatever may detract from tlie value of the services rendered by this vessel, increases tbe merit of those of her crew who boarded the derelict vessel, and brought her into port. This may, therefore, affect here after the distribution of the salvage to be decreed, but should not in tbe meantime,…
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