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THE LINSEED KING

48 F.2d 311 (1930)

THE LINSEED KING. In re SPENCER KELLOGG & SONS, Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

December 17, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (D. Roger Englar, Charles W. Hagen, and George S. Brengle, all of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner.

Elizabeth Robinson and Lucien V. Axtell, both of New York City (Elizabeth Robinson, of New York City, of counsel), for claimants.

Lester Hand Jayne, of New York City, for claimants Roberts, Sims, McEachin, and Varouxaki.

Kurzman & Frank, of New York City, for claimant Ifill.

Marsh, Spencer & Marsh, of New York City, for claimant Navas.

Oeland & Kuhn, of New York City, for claimant Hicks.

PATTERSON, District Judge.

This is a limitation of liability proceeding under section 4283 of the Revised Statutes (46 USCA § 183). It comes before me on exceptions to a commissioner's report.

On December 20, 1926, the Linseed King sank in the Hudson River. Many lives were lost. The survivors managed in one way or another not to be drowned, but suffered from exposure. The Linseed King was a launch owned and operated by Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc...

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