Legal Opinion
The Fairisle
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 17, 1947No. 2874PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, District Judge.
This is a salvage suit, involving the re-floating of the Steamship Fairisle on September 5, 1946, after she had stranded in the Bay of Bengal, off the east coast of India, near the town of Bavanapadu. The libellants consist of four officers and twenty-seven men of a total complement of thirty-seven officers and crew of the Government-owned Liberty Ship, Fumifold M. Simmons. The master of the vessel is not a party libellant, nor has any suit for salvage been brought by the owners of the vessel.
The Fairisle is a single screw cargo steamer, modified C-2 type, equipped…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The Steamer SyracuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- JK Welding Co. v. Gotham Marine CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
- The MinnetonkaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1906
- The Ship Virgin v. VyfhiusSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- The Belcher Company of Alabama, Inc. v. M/v Maratha Mariner, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Mosher v. Tate the FearlessCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
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