Jarvis v. Pinckney
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Before Mr. Justice Butler, at Charleston, January Term, 1836, who made the following report: " Trespass for destroying the cargo of the brig Amelia. About the 1st of November,' 1832,- the brig-Artfelia, on S voyage from New York to New Orleans, was wrecked near Folly Island, about thirteen tniles from the city of Charleston. There were one hundred and fifteen* passengers and crew, on board of her at the time.
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Before Mr. Justice Butler, at Charleston, January Term, 1836, who made the following report: " Trespass for destroying the cargo of the brig Amelia. About the 1st of November,' 1832,- the brig-Artfelia, on S voyage from New York to New Orleans, was wrecked near Folly Island, about thirteen tniles from the city of Charleston. There were one hundred and fifteen* passengers and crew, on board of her at the time. The City Council of Charleston, learning that they were in distress, and that the cholera had made its appearance among them, immediately sent down physicians to their relief, and a…
1Opinion of the Court
Curia, per
Richardson, J,
The brig Amelia, Captain Dickinson, with 110 passengers, was stranded on the coast of South Carolina, in Novembei-, 1832.
*129The plaintiff, Jarvis, was employed by J. & J. Calder, the consignees Of the Amelia, to save the cargo, and to receive salvage for his risk and trouble.
But Jarvis was to act in subserviency to the police of Charleston ; because the brig, although without the harbor, lay within about thirteen miles of the city, and the Asiatic cholera raged on board — and there was a great public alarm.
In pursuance of his undertaking, Jarvis obtained the permission of…
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