ALLTMONT v. UNITED STATES

No. 9806.

174 F.2d 931 (1949)

Nathan R. ALLTMONT and Charles O'Neill v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Maritime Commission, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. F. McGovern, Washington, D. C. (H. G. Morison, Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Gleeson, United States Attorney, Philadelphia, Pa., Newell A. Clapp and J. Frank Staley, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellants.

Abraham E. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Thomas E. Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Timothy J. Mahoney, Jr., and Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), amici curiae.

Before McLAUGHLIN, O'CONNELL, and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

These are admiralty actions by seamen for personal injuries sustained in the service of the Tanker S. S. "Cedar Mills", a vessel owned by and operated on behalf of the United States, when said vessel was damaged by an explosion or explosions in the harbor of Ancona, Italy on November 19, 1945.

The district court decided that appellants must furnish the respondents with "copies of written statements of persons having knowledge of the accident, taken...

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