District Court, S.D. Alabama March 9, 1891 (Candee v. Sixty-Eight Bales Cotton)

Toulmin, J.

The general principle is that salvage is only payable where a meritorious service has been rendered. It is allowed as a reward for the meritorious conduct of the salvor, and in consideration of a benefit, conferred on the person whose property lie has saved. There is no positive rule which governs absolutely the rate of salvage.