AMERICAN TRADING & PRODUCTION CORP. v. THE ST. JOHN

No. A. 18949.

118 F.Supp. 832 (1953)

AMERICAN TRADING & PRODUCTION CORPORATION v. THE ST. JOHN (Amboy Towboats, Inc., claimant-respondent.) THE BALTIMORE TRADER. THE ST. CHARLES.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

July 30, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hagen, Senecal & Eidenbach, New York City (Charles W. Hagen and Richard A. Hagen, New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

Pyne, Lynch & Smith, New York City (Warner Pyne, New York City, of counsel), for claimant-respondent.


INCH, Chief Judge.

In this admiralty suit libelant, American Trading & Production Corporation, as owner of the SS Port Republic (now named SS Baltimore Trader), seeks to recover damages sustained by said vessel on December 31, 1947 when it went aground at Steep Rocks in the vicinity of Hell Gate east of the Triborough Bridge. The libel alleges in rem liability of the attending tugs St. John and St. Charles, and in personam liability of their owner...

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