PETITION OF UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 62-23.

216 F.Supp. 775 (1963)

Petition of The UNITED STATES of America, a sovereign nation, as owner of the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD VESSEL INVINCIBLE, Official Number 52300, for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court D. Oregon.

March 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Fryer, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Seattle, Wash., and Sidney I. Lezak, Acting U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for petitioner.

James R. Ellis and John A. Gose, of Preston, Thorgrimson, Horowitz, Starin & Ellis, Seattle, Wash., and A. E. Glickman, Milwaukie, Or., for claimants.


KILKENNY, District Judge.

The claimants, Onalue Bolam, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Bolam, Deceased; Mary Louise Sigurdson, Administratrix of the Estate of Ted Arnold Sigurdson, Deceased; and Roy Furfiord instituted this suit in admiralty under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 and the wrongful death statute of the State of Washington, RCW.1 Later, the United States filed...

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