UNITED STATES v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF KENTUCKY

No. 12095.

217 F.2d 539 (1954)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF KENTUCKY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

December 20, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis E. Greco, New York City, J. Leonard Walker, Louisville, Ky., on brief, for appellant.

Louis Seelbach, Louisville, Ky., Chas. G. Middleton, Louisville, Ky., on brief, for appellee.

Before ALLEN, McALLISTER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, owner of the tanker "Homestead," filed a libel in admiralty against the appellee to recover damages in the sum of $2,000,000 for the total loss of the vessel, allegedly caused by appellee's negligence. This appeal followed the district court's dismissal of the libel.

On the afternoon of August 5, 1946, the "Homestead" was moored port side to appellee's dock in Jacksonville, Florida, and had commenced to discharge a quantity of gasoline...

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