WEINER v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 489.

127 F.Supp. 857 (1954)

Joseph WEINER, Administrator of the Estate of Bernard McCabe, Deceased, Anthony Busuttill, Abe Cohen and William Jenkins, v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, Lavino Shipping Company, Currie Lines, Ltd. and North Atlantic and Gulf Steamship Company, Inc.

United States District Court, D. Pennsylvania.

September 27, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

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

Philip Price, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennsylvania R. R. Co.

Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for Currie Lines.


GANEY, District Judge.

The instant cause is one in admiralty, which involves a claim to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death resulting from a fire on May 18, 1951, which spread from Pier 46 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the S. S. "Pineland", a vessel flying the British flag, which had been moored to the pier for the purpose of discharging cargo.

This motion concerns itself solely with the respondent, Currie Lines, Ltd., the owner of...

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