Morris Beef Co. v. The Wells City

BROWN, District Judge.

The above libel was filed to recover for damage to cargo during a salvage service rendered by the steamship “Wells City” to the steamer “Catalan,” which was found disabled by the Wells City on her voyage in October last, from this port to Bristol, and was towed about 900 miles to the port of Valencia on the Irish coast. On a suit for salvage in the admiralty division of the high court of justice in England, an award of £2050; salvage was made on the 2.1st of November, 1892, upon an agreement between the parties to the suit, in which the libelant was not represented. The…