— Also termed salvager. [Cases: Salvage 18, 19. C.J.S. Salvage §§ 23–33, 35–38.]
“A salvor is a person, who, without any particular relation to a ship or property in distress, performs useful service, and gives it as a volunteer without any pre-existing contract that connected him with the duty of employing himself for the preservation of the ship or property.” Martin J. Norris, The Law of Salvage§ 4, at 4 (1958).
“A ‘salvor’ is a person who, without any particular relation to a ship in distress, proffers useful service, and gives it as a volunteer adventurer, without any pre-existing covenant that connected him with the duty of employing himself for the preservation of the ship. To be a salvor, one must have the intention and capacity to save the distressed property involved, but need not have an intent to acquire it.” 68 Am. Jur. 2d Salvage § 2, at 270 (1993).
