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THE WINFIELD S. CAHILL

No. A-15356.

33 F.Supp. 151 (1940)

The WINFIELD S. CAHILL. In re JOHN E. MATTON & SON, Inc. The MATTON NO. 21.

District Court, E. D. New York.

May 21, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otto & Easterday, of New York City (Henry E. Otto and Samuel C. Otto, both of New York City, of counsel), for cargo claimant Robinson & Sweet, Inc.

Foley & Martin, of New York City (Christopher E. Heckman, of New York City, of counsel), for John E. Matton & Son, Inc.

Purdy & Lamb, of New York City (John E. Purdy, of New York City, of counsel), for Edward Thurston, Jr., owner of steamtug Winfield S. Cahill.

Macklin, Brown, Lenahan & Speer, of New York City (Gerald J. McKernan, of New York City, of counsel), for John Grimes, claimant of barge Alice E. Brodie.

BYERS, District Judge.

Two limitation proceedings were consolidated by order of this court, and tried together.

In the first, the owner of the steamtug Matton No. 21 seeks exoneration or limitation in connection with claims resulting from the sinking of the canal barge Alice E. Brodie on September 12, 1937, in the New York State Barge Canal somewhat west of the city of Rochester.

The Brodie was the last of four vessels being towed easterly by the Winfield...

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