FERRO v. UNITED STATES LINES CO.


74 F.Supp. 250 (1947)

FERRO v. UNITED STATES LINES CO. et al. SAME v. UNITED STATES.

District Court, S. D. New York.

July 8, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dow & Symmers, of New York City (Daniel L. Stonebridge and John R. Sheneman, both of New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, of New York City, and Bertram G. Eadie, Sp. Asst. to U. S. Atty., of St. George, N. Y., of counsel), for the United States.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, of New York City (Raymond Parmer, of New York City, of counsel), for United States Lines Co.


LEIBELL, District Judge.

On February 18, 1944, the libelant, as administratrix of the estate of William Ferro, a deceased seaman, filed a libel against the United States Lines Company, as general agent for the War Shipping Administration and against the United States as owner of the Steamship Cape Ugat to recover for the death of the seaman, alleging that the respondents negligently failed to take proper and timely measures...

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