Legal Opinion
Waterman SS Corporation v. Dean
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1948No. 5781PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The sole controversy on this appeal concerns the amount to be allowed to four officers and twenty-seven men of the Furnifold M. Simmons for their successful salvage services to the S/S Fairisle, which was floated through the efforts of the Simmons after having been stranded in the Bay of Bengal off the east coast of India near a point called Bavanapadu. Neither the master nor five other members of the crew, nor the owners of the Simmons joined in the suit.
The Fairisle is a turbine driven, single screw, steel cargo steamer, length 468 feet, 6165 gross tons, 15Vá knots,…
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