LADY NELSON v. CREOLE PETROLEUM CORPORATION

No. 299, Docket 23223.

224 F.2d 591 (1955)

LADY NELSON, LTD. and Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, Ltd., Libelants-Appellees, v. CREOLE PETROLEUM CORPORATION and The BARGE 75-8, Claimant-Respondent-Appellant. CREOLE PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Cross-Libelant-Appellant, v. LADY NELSON, LTD. and Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, Ltd., Cross-Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond T. Greene, New York City (Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, Ira A. Campbell and Stephen J. Buckley, New York City, on the brief), for appellants.

Eugene Underwood, New York City (Burlingham, Hupper & Kennedy and H. Barton Williams, New York City, on the brief), for appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and FRANK and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

A libel and cross libel have resulted in decrees determining fault and liability for ships' damage in a collision at sea. The appellants are one of the colliding vessels, Barge 75-8, and its owner Creole Petroleum Company. The appellees and original libelants are the owners and operators of the steamship Lady Nelson, the other colliding vessel.

On this appeal the first question is whether the evidence justified the trial court's finding...

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