Spear v. Place
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the State of Texas. It was a libel filed on the 22d of December, -1848, by Henry Place, master of the steamship Globe, for himself and the other owners of the ship, against the schooner Lucy Ann and cargo, for salvage.
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This was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the State of Texas. It was a libel filed on the 22d of December, -1848, by Henry Place, master of the steamship Globe, for himself and the other owners of the ship, against the schooner Lucy Ann and cargo, for salvage. The return of the marshal to the writ of seizure was as follows : — “ Received this writ the 22d day of December, 1848, and executed the same day by seizing the schooner Lucy Ann, her tackle,- apparel, and furniture; and on the same day seized certain goods, wares, and merchandise, as per bills and bills of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woodbury
A libel was filed in the District Court of Texas, December 22d, 1848, by Place, as. master of the steamship Globe, and four others', as owners. It was in rem against the schooner Lucy Ann, her tackle and cargo, on- a claim for salvage.
The material averments were, that the schooner on the 18th of that month, in a fog, got ashore on. the north breakers of the bar at the entrance of the port of Galveston; that the libellant, seeing her danger and signals of distress, assisted in getting her off, and saving the vessel and cargo ; and the libel then prayed that all persons interested therein be…
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