THE HINDOO

Nos. 135-204, 133-168, 138-372, 141-141, 139-361, 143-260, 134-34.

74 F.Supp. 145 (1947)

THE HINDOO. THE AUSTRALIA STAR. THE U. S. S. P. C. — 616.

District Court, S. D. New York.

October 18, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City, for Schwab Bros. Corporation and others.

Barry, Wainwright, Thacher & Symmers, of New York City, for Siemens Bros. & Co.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, of New York City, for Frederick Leyland & Co., Ltd.

Alexander & Ash, of New York City, for Rhode Island Ins. Co.

Reid, Cunningham & Freehill, of New York City, for Cia de Petroleo.

Duncan & Mount, of New York City, for Wessel Duval & Co.

John F. X. McGohey, Edwin Longcope and Max Taylor, all of New York City, for the U. S.


RIFKIND, District Judge.

On the night of September 9, 1944, in the Caribbean Sea, about 150 miles northeast of Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, a collision took place between the British Steamer Australia Star owned by Frederick Leyland Co., Ltd., and the Hindoo, a Panamanian flag vessel owned by the United States, as a result of which the Hindoo was sunk and the Australia Star and her cargo damaged. The Australia Star had been travelling alone; the Hindoo was being...

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