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IN RE MURPHY

27 F.2d 908 (1928)

In re MURPHY.

District Court, S. D. Alabama.

August 7, 1928

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry T. Smith & Caffey, of Mobile, Ala., for petitioner.

Pillans, Cowley & Gresham, of Mobile, Ala. (Alexis T. Gresham, of Mobile, Ala., of counsel), and Burlingham, Veeder, Masten & Fearey, of New York City (Roscoe H. Hupper and William J. Dean, both of New York City, of counsel), for Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation.

Jessie Hogan, of Mobile, Ala., for various seamen.

ERVIN, District Judge.

The Rose Murphy was under charter to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation to carry a load of phosphate rock, and, after loading the cargo and starting on her trip around the Florida cape, she foundered, and everything was lost, except the crew, who took to the lifeboats and made it ashore.

The testimony satisfies me that the petitioner did all he was required to do in having the vessel put in seaworthy condition, and kept so, before...

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