W. R. GRACE & CO. v. CHARLESTON LIGHTERAGE & TR. CO.

Nos. 1050, 1051.

95 F.Supp. 249 (1951)

W. R. GRACE & CO. v. CHARLESTON LIGHTERAGE & TRANSFER CO. et al. WEIL et al. v. CHARLESTON LIGHTERAGE & TRANSFER CO. et al.

United States District Court E. D. South Carolina. Charleston Division.

January 29, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No. 1050:

Waring & Brockinton, Charleston, S. C., for libellant.

Atkins & Weymar, New York City, for respondents.

No. 1051:

Mitchell & Horlbeck, Charleston, S. C., for libellants.

Hagood, Rivers & Young, Charleston, S. C., for respondents.


WARING, Chief Judge.

The two above named libels are causes brought in the Admiralty jurisdiction by the two above named Libellants against the above named Respondents and various other Respondents and Claimants. The issues all arise from the sinking of a lighter and claims for damages to cargo caused thereby. The actions are both in rem and in personam.

A petition has now been filed by Charleston Constructors, Inc. as the Claimant of a lighter that was involved...

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