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MANHATTAN LIGHTERAGE CORP. v. MOORE-McCORMACK LINE

Nos. 16104, 16249.

45 F.Supp. 271 (1940)

MANHATTAN LIGHTERAGE CORPORATION v. MOORE-McCORMACK LINE, Inc., et al. CANADA PACKERS, Ltd., et al. v. CITY OF NEW YORK.

District Court, E. D. New York.

April 8, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, of New York City (S. R. Wright, of New York City, of counsel), for Manhattan Lighterage Corporation.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (R. F. Shaw, of New York City, of counsel), for Cargo Libellants.

Hagen & Eidenbach, of New York City (Charles W. Hagen, of New York City, of counsel), for Moore-McCormack Line, Inc.

William C. Chanler, Corp. Counsel, New York City (George Seagrave Franklin, Asst. Corp. Counsel, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent City.

INCH, District Judge.

Libellant, Manhattan Lighterage Corporation, in the first suit, owned the derrick lighter Biltmore which on October 3, 1940, sunk, while alongside of Pier 32, North River, and dumped over a cargo of pickled beef in barrels belonging to the Canada Packers, Ltd., which is the libellant in the second suit.

The Manhattan (so referred to for convenience) sued both the City of New York, as the owner of Pier 32, and the Moore-McCormack Line...

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