THE CHESTER O. SWAIN

No. 264.

76 F.2d 890 (1935)

THE CHESTER O. SWAIN. UNITED STATES v. STANDARD SHIPPING CO. STANDARD SHIPPING CO. v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

April 8, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. Hickey, U. S. Atty., of Brooklyn, N. Y. (Charles E. Wythe, Sp. Asst. to U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for appellant and cross-appellee.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating & McGrann, of New York City (W. H. McGrann, Harold B. Finn, and E. F. Gilligan, all of New York City, of counsel), for appellee and cross-appellant.

Before MANTON, SWAN, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judges.


AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Appeals have been taken by the United States, owner of the steamship Scantic, and Standard Shipping Company, owner of the steamer Chester O. Swain, from a final decree in admiralty awarding damages growing out of a collision between these vessels and dividing the damages.

The collision occurred on the night of March 3, 1930, at about 8:15 o'clock, in the Mississippi river abreast of what is known as Goodyear's Landing, at a...

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