THE QUARRINGTON COURT

No. 357.

122 F.2d 266 (1941)

THE QUARRINGTON COURT. MENTE & CO., Inc., v. ISTHMIAN S. S. CO. et al. Petition of COURT LINE, Ltd.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

July 30, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (Henry N. Longley and John W. R. Zisgen, both of New York City, of counsel), for appellants.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating & McGrann, of New York City (L. de Grove Potter and James H. Herbert, both of New York City, of counsel), for Isthmian S. S. Co.

Haight, Griffin, Deming & Gardner, of New York City (John W. Griffin, Wharton Poor, and Charles S. Haight, Jr., all of New York City, of counsel), for Court Line, Ltd.

Before SWAN, CLARK, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


SWAN, Circuit Judge.

The appellants are owners and underwriters of cargo laden on the S. S. Quarrington Court at Calcutta for carriage to the United States. The vessel and her cargo were lost when she sank in the Red Sea. On the morning of December 7, 1937, when the vessel was about three weeks out of Calcutta, a small split was discovered in the main injection pipe. The split gradually increased until the pipe gave way about 8:30 A. M. The engineers then attempted...

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