Greene v. United States

WRIGHT, District Judge.

This is a claim for salvage arising out of the torpedoing of the S.S. Thomas G. Masaryk iwhile in convoy in the Mediterranean with a cargo of war matériel consigned to Russia. The vessel was subsequently beached and a portion of the cargo salvaged with the help of the libelants, who were members of the crew of the S.S. William M. Meredith, which vessel was in the same convoy with the Masaryk. The court, after due consideration of the pleadings, the evidence and the arguments of counsel, now makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Findings of Fact.

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