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Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States, 274 U.S. 611 (1927)
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Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States, 274 U.S. 611 (1927)
Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States No. 214 Argued March 10, 1927 Decided May 31, 1927 274 U.S. 611
ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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The aid or benefit to a ship resulting incidentally and indirectly from efforts to extinguish fire on a nearby wharf, put forth for the purpose of saving property not related to her, will not sustain a claim for salvage in the absence of ally request for or acceptance of the service on her behalf. P. 613.
Affirmed.
Error to a decree of the district court dismissing the petition in a suit for salvage brought against the United States under the Tucker Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States, 274 U.S. 611 (1927) in 274 U.S. 611 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U9WLSGPKAAQ1HBB.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States, 274 U.S. 611 (1927), in 274 U.S. 611, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U9WLSGPKAAQ1HBB.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States, 274 U.S. 611 (1927). cited in 1927, 274 U.S. 611. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U9WLSGPKAAQ1HBB.
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