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UNITED STATES LINES CO. v. OCEAN VAGRANT

85 F.Supp. 642 (1949)

UNITED STATES LINES CO. v. THE OCEAN VAGRANT et al. BRITISH MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT v. THE CHAGRES et al. THE MADELINE MESECK. THE EUGENE MESECK. THE EDWARD MESECK.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

March 3, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, New York City, for United States Lines Co. John F. Gerity, New York City, of Counsel.

John F. X. McGohey,* United States Attorney, New York City, for British Ministry of War Transport. Alfred T. Cluff, Special Assistant to The Attorney General, of counsel.

Purdy & Lamb, New York City, for Tugs Madeline Meseck, Eugene Meseck and Edward Meseck and Meseck Towing Lines, Inc. Edmund F. Lamb, New York City, of counsel.

HULBERT District Judge.

Statement

These suits in admiralty arose out of a collision which occurred in the Hudson or North River, as it is locally designated, at about 7:15 A.M. on May 7, 1943. The S. S. Chagres, owned by the United States Lines, and the S. S. Ocean Vagrant, owned by the British Ministry of War Transport, were two of the vessels involved.

The libel of the United States Lines against the S. S. Ocean Vagrant was filed on May 13, 1943...

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