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UNITED STATES v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW JERSEY

Nos. 76, 77, Dockets 21441, 21442.

178 F.2d 488 (1949)

UNITED STATES v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW JERSEY. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW JERSEY v. UNITED STATES. THE YMS-12. THE JOHN WORTHINGTON.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided December 15, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Smith, of New York City (Irving H. Saypol, U. S. Atty., of New York City, on the brief), for appellant.

Edwin S. Murphy, of New York City (Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, Raymond T. Greene, and Helen C. Cunningham, all of New York City, on the brief), for appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CHASE, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

The interesting question presented in this case is whether damage from a collision of an oil tanker with a mine-sweeper at work in the swept channel off New York harbor on December 16, 1940, was covered by special "war risk" or ordinary marine insurance, when the collision was due to the faulty navigation of the two vessels.

The vessels involved in the collision were the United States Navy Ship YMS-12 and the steam tanker John Worthington...

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