THE ALGONQUIN


6 F.Supp. 644 (1933)

THE ALGONQUIN. Petition of CHEROKEE-SEMINOLE S.S. CORPORATION et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

July 28, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Veeder, Fearey, Clark & Hupper, of New York City (Chauncey I. Clark and A. Howard Neely, both of New York City, of counsel), for petitioners.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (Leonard J. Matteson, of New York City, of counsel), Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, of New York City (Rush Taggart, of New York City, of counsel), Single & Hill, of New York City (Alonzo L. Tyler and C. Welmore Robinson, both of New York City, of counsel), George Z. Medalie, U.S. Dist. Atty., of New York City (Charles E. Wythe, of New York City, of counsel), Bailey & Muller, of New York City (William H. Woolley, of New York City, of counsel), Park, Lynch & Hagen, of New York City (Anthony V. Lynch, Jr., of New York City, of counsel), Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating & McGrann, of New York City (William H. McGrann, of New York City, of counsel), for claimants.


COXE, District Judge.

This is a petition to limit the liability of the steamship Algonquin with respect to damage claims arising out of a collision with the steamship Fort Victoria at the entrance to New York Harbor on December 18, 1929. The collision occurred at 3:50 p.m., in a dense fog, in the vicinity of the Fairway Buoy, outside Ambrose Channel; and four hours later, after the passengers and crew had been safely removed, the Fort Victoria sank, and became a total...

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