§ 511 Salvage Claims On Wrecks

If something gets wrecked, the owner (or the person who should have it) can take it back, but anyone who saved it and spent money on the rescue must be paid first.

Key Takeaways

•The owner or rightful possessor can reclaim wrecked property.
•Anyone with a valid claim for salvage (saving the property) gets paid first.
•Payment for salvage expenses must be settled before the property is returned.

Example

A fisherman’s boat sinks in a river. The fisherman wants his boat back, but a nearby rescue crew pulls it out and pays for the ropes and fuel they used.

The fisherman can get his boat back, but the rescue crew must be paid for the money they spent before the boat is handed over to him.

Wrecked property may be kept or reclaimed at the time of the wreck by the owner, consignee, or other person entitled to possession; but if any person has a just claim for salvage and necessary expenses incurred in saving it, the claim shall be paid before the property can be reclaimed. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

If something gets wrecked, the owner (or the person who should have it) can take it back, but anyone who saved it and spent money on the rescue must be paid first.

Key Takeaways

•The owner or rightful possessor can reclaim wrecked property.
•Anyone with a valid claim for salvage (saving the property) gets paid first.
•Payment for salvage expenses must be settled before the property is returned.

Example

A fisherman’s boat sinks in a river. The fisherman wants his boat back, but a nearby rescue crew pulls it out and pays for the ropes and fuel they used.

The fisherman can get his boat back, but the rescue crew must be paid for the money they spent before the boat is handed over to him.

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