Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "BUFFALO" AND OTHER BARGES.

(1937) 58 Ll.L.Rep. 302

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain A. H. Ryley and Captain G. Curteis, Elder Brethren of Trinity House,

Salvage-Services rendered by plaintiff watermen to barges, laden with grain, adrift in River Thames on ebb tide- Barges boarded by plaintiffs and made fast - Barges damaged by striking buttresses of bridges-Risk of further serious damage if barges not secured -One barge holed, cargo being damaged-Hole plugged, preventing further damage-No other assistance immediately available-Personal risk to plaintiffs-Salvage services admitted -Alleged exaggerated claim.

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