McALLISTER LIGHTERAGE LINE v. INSURANCE COMPANY


143 F.Supp. 697 (1956)

McALLISTER LIGHTERAGE LINE, Inc., Plaintiff, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA and Scott Paper Company, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

August 1, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Martin, Christopher E. Heckman, New York City, for plaintiff.

Rawle & Henderson, Harrison G. Kildare, Philadelphia, Pa., and Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for defendant.


REEVES, District Judge.

At the outset the defendants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict of the jury. And then they say that, even if so, there were errors in the trial which warrant a new trial. These will be noticed in the course of this memorandum opinion.

Adverting to the facts: The plaintiff, toward the middle of the year 1953, entered into a maritime contract or charter party with the co-defendant Scott Paper Company. By...

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