THE ELKRIDGE

No. 172.

30 F.2d 618 (1929)

THE ELKRIDGE. THE BALTO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

February 4, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Tuttle, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Charles E. Wythe, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for the United States.

Haight, Smith, Griffin & Deming, of New York City (John W. Griffin, of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before MANTON, SWAN, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judges.


SWAN, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

The appellant asserts that the award is insufficient in amount, while the appellee asks us to reduce it, so as to allow the Elkridge, in addition to her expenses, only $1,000 a day for the 14 days occupied in salvage service. On the one side are stressed the risk involved, the unprecedented length of the towage, and the complete success of the salvors' efforts; on the other, the fact that the Elkridge was not...

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