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FIDELITY-PHENIX FIRE INS. CO. v. FLOTA MERCANTE DEL EST.

No. 820.

102 F.Supp. 861 (1952)

FIDELITY-PHENIX FIRE INS. CO. OF NEW YORK v. FLOTA MERCANTE DEL ESTADO, Etc.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

February 12, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles and Harry F. Stiles, Jr., all of New Orleans, La., for libelant.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating and L. de Grove Potter, all of New York City, Chaffe, McCall, Toler & Phillips and Leon Sarpy, all of New Orleans, La., for respondents.

WRIGHT, District Judge.

Libelant is a cargo underwriter and assignee of all right, title and interest in the claim of La Prensa against the respondent, Flota Mercante Del Estado, an agency of the government of Argentina. The claim in question arises from damage to a shipment of 1464 rolls of newsprint shipped by La Prensa on board the steamship Rio Gualeguay which is owned and operated by respondent. The damage was caused by fire and respondent has pleaded in bar...

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