Legal Opinion
Kovell v. Portland Tug & Barge Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1948No. 12035PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in an admiralty proceeding in rem, brought by second mate Kovell for himself and other members of the crew of the sea,-going diesel tug, M. V. Mundos, against two steel barges for claimed services in the salvage of the barges. • The tug and barges were owned by the appellee, their claimant in this proceeding in rem. The district court dismissed the libel .after a hearing on the merits.
The tug was towing the two barges in tandem on a voyage from San Diego, California, to Seattle, Washington. On the evening of June 19, 1947, when northwest of…
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