THE MICHAEL TRACY


40 F.2d 70 (1929)

THE MICHAEL TRACY. In re M. & J. TRACY, Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

September 3, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry, Wainwright, Thacher & Symmers, of New York City (Earle Farwell, of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner M. & J. Tracy.

William F. Purdy, of New York City, for claimants Northwestern Fire & Marine Ins. Co. and other cargo underwriters.

Macklin, Brown, Lenahan & Speer, of New York City (Richard F. Lenahan and Edmund F. Lamb, both of New York City, of counsel), for the Thames Line.

Joseph Banner, of New York City (K. F. Dwyer, of New York City, of counsel), for claimant Galvin.


WOOLSEY, District Judge.

My decision in this case is that the Michael Tracy was not to blame for the collision and, consequently, that her owner, the petitioner, is entitled to a decree of exoneration from all liability, with costs.

On February 5, 1927, at about 4:47 p. m. the steel steamship Michael Tracy came into collision with the wooden steamship Cape Cod in Hell Gate, East River, and as a result of the collision the Cape Cod was sunk.

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