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THE PARIS

37 F.2d 734 (1930)

THE PARIS. THE WILSTON. THE OVERBROOK. THE BESSEGEN. FAY v. COMPAGNIA GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE, and six other cases.

District Court, S. D. New York.

January 20, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haight, Smith, Griffin & Deming, of New York City (John W. Griffin, of New York City, of counsel), for owner of the Bessegen, the Kingdom of Norway, and individual libelants in action of Jens Folksmans Rederi Aktieselskab et al.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (D. Roger Englar and Leonard J. Matteson, both of New York City, of counsel), for libelant American & Cuban S. S. Line.

Silas B. Axtell, of New York City (Elizabeth Robinson, of New York City, of counsel), for libelants Kay et al.

Joseph P. Nolan, of New York City, for claimant of the Paris.

Burlingham, Veeder, Fearey, Clark & Hupper, of New York City (Chauncey I. Clark and P. Fearson Shortridge, both of New York City, of counsel), for claimant of the Overbrook.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating & McGrann, of New York City (W. H. McGrann, of New York City, of counsel), for claimant of the Wilston.

COXE, District Judge.

These suits grow out of a collision at about 1:39 a. m. on October 15, 1927, between the steamship Paris of the French Line, while proceeding to sea, and the Norwegian steamship Bessegen, lying at anchor in the Upper Bay of New York City. As a result of the collision, the Bessegen, with a cargo of 30,506 bags of sugar, became a total loss, and seven of her seamen were drowned.

Libels have been filed against the Paris by (1) the owners...

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