THE EASTLAND

No. 5257.

78 F.2d 984 (1935)

THE EASTLAND. In re ST. JOSEPH-CHICAGO S. S. CO. BISHOP et al. v. ST. JOSEPH-CHICAGO S. S. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justus Chancellor and Harry W. Standidge, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

Frederick L. Leckie, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Robert Branand, Jr., of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before EVANS, SPARKS, and FITZHENRY, Circuit Judges.


FITZHENRY, Circuit Judge.

Appellee was the owner of the steamer Eastland, which capsized in the Chicago river at Chicago, July 24, 1915, and 835 passengers drowned. She had been chartered on that date to the Indiana Transportation Company, for the purpose of carrying employees of the Western Electric Company on their annual picnic to Michigan City, Ind. Appellee filed its petition praying for limitation of liability under sections 183-185 of 46 USCA, c. 8.

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