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MARINE FUEL TRANSFER CORP. v. THE RUTH

Nos. 19413, 19620.

135 F.Supp. 371 (1955)

MARINE FUEL TRANSFER CORP., as owner of the M/V The MERRY QUEEN and her cargo of fuel oil, Libelant, v. THE Tug RUTH, Robert B. Wathen, Claimant. JAMES HUGHES, Inc., as owner of THE Barge GOSSAN, Libelant, v. THE M/V MERRY QUEEN, Marine Fuel Transfer Corp., Claimant, The Tug RUTH, Robert B. Wathen, Claimant.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

June 22, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mahar & Mason, New York City, for Marine Fuel Transfer Corp.; Frank C. Mason, New York City, of counsel.

Macklin, Speer, Hanan & McKernan, New York City, for libelant, James Hughes, Inc.; Leo F. Hanan and Charles J. Carroll, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Krisel, Beck & Meehan, New York City, for claimant, Robert B. Wathen; Max Taylor and Maurice A. Krisel, New York City, advocates.

ABRUZZO, District Judge.

Marine Fuel Transfer Corporation is the owner of the M/V Merry Queen, a self-propelled oil tanker which collided with the barge Gossan in the East River in the vicinity of Hunts Point while in tow of the tug Ruth at about 4 a. m. on December 15, 1949. Robert B. Wathen is the owner of the tug Ruth. James F. Hughes, Inc., is the owner of the barge Gossan. Both seek to recover the damages sustained as a result of the collision, the Merry Queen...

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