PETITION OF REPUBLIC OF UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL

No. 16499.

91 F.Supp. 961 (1950)

Petition of REPUBLIC OF UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL. THE POCONE.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

April 13, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, (John W. R. Zisgen, New York City, advocate), for claimants.

Purrington & McConnell, New York City, (James D. Brown, New York City, advocate), for petitioner.


KENNEDY, District Judge.

This is a motion to confirm the report of a Commissioner. There is a cross-motion, supported by exceptions to the report, under which the petitioner asks that all but one of the claims (for cargo damage) be dismissed, or returned to the Commissioner for the taking of further proof.

In November and December 1941 the the steamer Pocone, owned by petitioner, lifted a cargo in Brazilian ports. Her last port of call was Victoria, Brazil...

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