Legal Opinion
Powers v. White
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 23, 1957No. 56-20PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
This is a libel seeking an award for alleged salvage services voluntarily rendered to The Snow Maiden.
While under the command of her owner, Frederick T. White, the schooner Snow Maiden went aground on Brown’s Bank, near Plymouth Harbor, during a storm on Saturday, November 19, 1955. The Coast Guard, in the presence of some private persons, and to the knowledge of many people in the community, removed on that Saturday night four members of the crew. At 4 a. m. on Sunday, White and the other crew members left The Snow Maiden without any intention of returning. White, by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Jackson v. InnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- The Barque Island City— Pierce, Cromwell, LibellantsSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- The LauraSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Consolidated Towing Co. v. HannahDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1981
- In Re the Snow MaidenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1958
- Powers v. WhiteDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1958