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AUTOBUSES MODERNOS, S. A. v. THE FEDERAL MARINER

No. 221 of 1951, Admiralty.

125 F.Supp. 780 (1954)

AUTOBUSES MODERNOS, S. A., Libellant, v. THE FEDERAL MARINER, her engines, etc., North Atlantic and Gulf Steamship Co., Inc. and Lavino Shipping Company, Respondents, and Norcuba Steamship Company, S. A., Impleaded Respondent, and Federal Commerce and Navigation Co., Ltd., Additional Impleaded Respondent.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

July 22, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otto Wolff, Jr., Lewis, Wolff & Gourlay, Philadelphia, Pa., for libellants.

Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for North Atlantic & Gulf S. S. Co.; and Norcuba.

Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Lavino.

Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for Federal Commerce & Navigation Co., Ltd.

KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.

On August 11, 1950, a motor bus weighing some 15,000 pounds was being loaded on board the S. S. Federal Mariner, at Pier 53, Philadelphia, by means of the ship's heavy lift gear, consisting of winch, boom and wire rope runner. The bus had been hoisted from the pier, moved inboard to a position over the hatch and lowered part way when suddenly the runner started to run free and uncoiled its whole length from the drum of the winch, and the...

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