salvage compensation
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 77 U.S. 1 - The Blackwall · 1869Most cited · 380 citing opinions
Compensation as salvage is not viewed by the admiralty courts merely as pay, on the principle of a quantum meruit, or as a remuneration PRO OPERE ET LABORE, but as a reward given for perilous services, voluntarily rendered, and as an inducement to seamen and others to embark in such undertakings to save life and property.
How often courts cite the cases defining “salvage compensation”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “salvage compensation” — 433 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1861–1869
- ORIGINAL
Compensation for salvage service presupposes good faith, meritorious service, complete restoration, and incorruptible vigilance, so far as the property is within the reach or under the control of the salvors