THE LAURA MAERSK

No. 49.

40 F.Supp. 641 (1941)

THE LAURA MAERSK. THE BOHEMIAN CLUB.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 10, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis, Wolff, Gourlay & Hemphill and Otto Wolff, Jr., all of Philadelphia, Pa., for Atlantic Refining Co.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston and Charles A. Van Hagen, Jr., all of New York City, and Conlen, LaBrum & Beechwood and J. Harry LaBrum, all of Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent and cross-libellant.


BARD, District Judge.

On December 20, 1939, the tanker Bohemian Club and the motor vessel Laura Maersk collided in the Delaware River at the upper end of the Bulkhead Bar Range, while the Bohemian Club was lying at anchor. The Bohemian Club's bow was damaged. The Laura Maersk sustained damage to her stem. The damage to both vessels was well above the water line. The Atlantic Refining Company, owner of the Bohemian Club, filed a libel on June 28, 1940, claiming $40...

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