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PETITION OF DIESEL TANKER A. C. DODGE, INC.

Civ. A. 19971.

133 F.Supp. 510 (1955)

Petition of DIESEL TANKER A. C. DODGE, Inc., owner of THE Motor Vessel A. C. DODGE and Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service, Inc., for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

As Corrected on Motion to Resettle the Findings and Conclusions September 30, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Martin, New York City, Christopher E. Heckman and John H. Hanrahan, Jr., New York City, of counsel, for petitioners.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, MacDonald Deming, James M. Estabrook and Gordon W. Paulsen, New York City, of counsel, for The Michael.

Brenner, Hannan & Murphy, New York City, Lawrence H. Reilly, Jr., and Timothy V. Smith, New York City, of counsel, for various death and personal injury claimants.

Bernard Rolnick, New York City, for Palter and Kosinsky damage claims.

Greenhill & Greenhill, New York City, and Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., William Alper, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel, for various death and personal injury claimants.

Thomas M. Breen, New York City, for various death and personal injury claimants.

BYERS, District Judge.

This is a limitation proceeding resulting from the sinking of the laden tanker Dodge by the laden tanker Michael on May 25, 1952 at about 10:30 p. m. D. S. T. in the upper Delaware River, some miles northerly of its entrance into Delaware Bay. The Michael struck the Dodge about 25 feet forward of her stern on the port side, at an estimated angle of 45 degrees.

The collision caused an explosion upon the Dodge at once, and in the ensuing...

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