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PETITION OF BACKMAN

No. 1714.

122 F.Supp. 896 (1954)

Petition of BACKMAN et al. THE DELAWARE.

United States District Court D. Delaware.

July 27, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Foulk, Wilmington, Del., and Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pilots' Ass'n.

James R. Morford (of Morford, Bennethum & Marvel), Wilmington, Del., Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., and Ernest S. Wilson, Jr., Wilmington, Del., for Bowater's Newfoundland.

Henry A. Wise, Jr., and Oliver V. Suddard, Wilmington, Del., William M. Alper (of Freedman, Landy & Lorry), Philadelphia, Pa., for claimant Cain.

LEAHY, Chief Judge.

On May 17, 1953, a collision occurred between the Pilot Boat Delaware, owned and operated by the Pilots' Association, and the vessel Corner Brook, owned and operated by Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp and Paper Mills, Ltd. As a result of collision, both the Delaware and the Corner Brook were damaged and crew members and members of the Pilots' Association on board the Delaware sustained personal injuries. Subsequently, the Pilots' Association filed...

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