THE SAKITO MARU

No. 1138.

41 F.Supp. 769 (1941)

THE SAKITO MARU. HERMOSA AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, Ltd., v. THE SAKITO MARU et al. NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISYA v. HERMOSA AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, Ltd.

District Court, S. D. California, Central Division.

October 31, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cluff & Bullard, Alfred T. Cluff and Hugh B. Rotchford, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for Hermosa Amusement Corporation, Ltd., and another.

Phi. O. Clough, of Los Angeles, Cal., for International Broadcasting Corporation, and another.

Gladys Towles Root and H. C. Velpmen, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for Elwood Johnson and others.

Wayland & Stearns, Leo B. Wayland and Frank L. Stearns, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for Grace E. Mayo.

David I. Lippert, of Los Angeles, Cal., for Frank F. Mayo.

H. C. Eastham, of San Pedro, Cal., for Roger Culp.

McCutchen, Olney, Mannon & Greene and Harold A. Black, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for Helen McGrath.

Lillick, Geary, McHose & Adams by James L. Adams, L. Robert Wood, and Reid R. Briggs, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisya.

Claud B. Andrews, of Los Angeles, Cal., for George W. Berger.

Edward C. Purpus and Charles C. Montgomery, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for Norma Rubin and others.

Wright & Millikan and Charles E. Millikan, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for Wilma Greenwood.

Claude F. Weingand, of Los Angeles, Cal., for L. R. Ohiser.

Reay, Scharf & Reay, of Los Angeles, Cal., for J. Eldon Anderson.

Wilson & Thomas, of Los Angeles, Cal., for Lucy Sylvester.

Harvey R. McKee, of Los Angeles, Cal., for Wilfred Rasmussen.


HARRISON, District Judge.

This action is a consolidation of various libels and claims arising out of the collision on September 4, 1940, of the Motor Vessel "Sakito Maru", and the fishing vessel "Olympic II", wherein seven and possibly eight persons lost their lives. The present trial was restricted to the sole issue of liability. Naturally, each vessel accuses the other and excuses itself.

The Motor Vessel "Sakito Maru" is a modern merchant vessel engaged...

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