The Neshaminy
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. Suits in admiralty by Charles L. Walker, managing owner of the tug Lizzie Crawford, and by John P. Murray, master of the tug Delaware, against the barge Neshaminy; Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, claimant. Decrees for libelants, and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
The question, as presented, is whether an indirect advantage to a vessel, arising out of services in the nature of salvage services rendered to other property, is a proper basis for a salvage award.
The facts found by the District Court appear in its opinion. 220 Fed. 182. Only a brief summary will here be made.
The Barge “Neshaminy” was in a floating dry dock undergoing repairs. She was resting upon blocks and was elevated to the level of the decks of the dock. Upon one deck of the dock and in a position amidships the barge was' an engine house; one side of which was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- The Steamship JeffersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
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