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· 3/2/1983

B v. Bureau Wijsmuller, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. The United States of America, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 702 F.2d 333
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 29996

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming denial of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59 motion in case concerning appeal of salvage award, noting: “With exceptions not here relevant, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure apply to suits in admiralty.”
  • “voluntary service, the sine qua non of marine salvage, is rendered in the absence of a legal duty or obligation”
  • “[P]rofessional salvors—who perform their services for monetary gain—may claim salvage awards.”

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Judges: Lumbard, Cardamone, Winter

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