The Pine Forest

Citations

• 119 F. 999
• 1903 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 400

Syllabus

<p>1. Salvage—Raising Sunken Vessel—Services Rendered by Owner of Vessel in Fault.</p> <p>A harge, sunk through the fault of a tug, was raised by other vessels owned by the owners of the tug, there being no specific agreement between the parties in respect to payment for the services. Subsequently the tug was libeled for the loss, and the owners by proper proceedings' limited their liability to her stipulated value. Held, that such limitation did not entitle them to recover for raising the barge as a salvage service, the work having been done in performance of a duty which they .owed as owners of the tug to lessen the damage done so far as possible and for their own benefit in reducing the claim for damages, although even as so reduced it exceeded the amount of their liability as limited.</p>