The Murphy Tugs
District Court, E.D. Michigan
In Admiralty. The tugs Gladiator, Andrew J. Smith, Balize, Kate Williams, and William A. Moore, belonging to the Detroit Tug & Transit Company, of which Samuel J. Murphy was president, having been sold by the marshal, and the proceeds paid into the registry, it was stipulated that the various questions of liability for doubtful claims should be informally considered by the court upon .exceptions to the report of the commissioner assessing damages.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The first claim is that of Harry Clark for services as a diver and steam-pump engineer, rendered upon the following state of facts:
In April, 1885, the libelant made a contract at Detroit with Mr. Murphy, president of the Detroit Tug & Transit Co., to serve as diver and-steam-pump engineer, and was to be paid for his services $10 a day and his expenses from the time he left Detroit until his return. In pursuance of this contract, libel-ant proceeded by rail to the south shore of Lake Superior and reported for duty to the master of the tug Smith. It was then employed in the work of releasing…
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