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THE W. D. ANDERSON

No. 6369.

94 F.2d 377 (1938)

THE W. D. ANDERSON. ATLANTIC REFINING CO. v. SMITH.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

December 31, 1937.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis, Wolff & Gourlay, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Otto Wolff, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for appellant.

Walter B. Gibbons, Samuel B. Fortenbaugh, Jr., and George F. Blewett, all of Philadelphia, Pa., Arthur L. Obre, of New York City, and Herman Steerman, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Walter B. Gibbons, of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for appellees.

Before BUFFINGTON, DAVIS, and BIGGS, Circuit Judges.

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In the final analysis this case, with its record of eight hundred pages, centers into a few decisive facts. In the court below, sitting in admiralty, the Atlantic Refining Company, owner of the oil tanker W. D. Anderson, petitioned for exemption of liability and, in case that was denied, for limitation of liability. The court referred the matter to a master, who recommended the petition be granted. On hearing, the court denied the petition...

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