THE INGA


33 F.Supp. 122 (1940)

THE INGA.

District Court, S. D. New York.

May 20, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (John M. Aherne and John L. Quinlan, both of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner.

E. C. Sherwood, of New York City, for claimant Petersen.

Moran, Galli & McGlinn, of New York City (Frederic J. Locker, of New York City, of counsel), for claimant The Travelers Ins. Co.

Lawrence Berenson, of New York City, for claimants Scharff.

Platow, Lyon & Stebbins, of New York City (Henry V. Stebbins, of New York City, of counsel), for claimant, Bernardine.


GALSTON, District Judge.

The petitioner seeks to limit liability and exoneration from liability with respect to an explosion which occurred on his pleasure yacht Inga on July 14, 1938. The accident occurred while the yacht was undergoing repairs at the shipyard of one Petersen in Nyack, New York. The claimants are Arthur Scharff, a minor, who was a guest aboard the Inga at the time; Ralph Bernardine, an employee of Julius Petersen, the shipyard owner; Travelers Insurance...

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