Bas v. Tingy
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bas-v-tingy-306-198269
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Bas v. Tingy
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Bas v. Tingy, 4 U.S. 37 (1800) was a case in maritime law, argued before the United States Supreme Court in 1800. The parties were John Bas, owner of the private vessel Eliza which was captured by French privateers at sea, and Tingy, commander of a public armed vessel—the Ganges—which recovered the Eliza. The case hinged on a matter of the law of salvage, or marine salvage; two separate laws prescribed different rates of compensation for salvors, or rescuers of abandoned or captured ships. A 179
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1800 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_v._Tingy
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2023-08-03T12:18:19Z
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