THE MELODY

No. 11341.

157 F.2d 448 (1946)

THE MELODY. RUSTAD et al. v. WUORI et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 8, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wood, Matthiessen & Wood, Erskine B. Wood, and Lofton L. Tatum, all of Portland, Or., for appellants.

Jay Bowerman, of Portland, Or., and A. C. Fulton, of Astoria, Or., for appellees.

Before DENMAN, BONE, and ORR, Circuit Judges.


DENMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree in admiralty awarding the owner and crew of the oil screw fishing boat Stampede II salvage for the services of ship and crew on July 24 and 25, 1945, in bringing into the Columbia River from 9 miles off North Head, north of the river's mouth, the wrecked fishing boat Melody.

The salved value of the Melody and her equipment is $17,500. The amounts found as the value of the services and awarded appellee...

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