ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY v. THE S/S KAPOSIA


148 F.Supp. 899 (1957)

ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Libelant, v. THE S/S KAPOSIA, her engines, boilers, etc., and American Tankers Corporation of Delaware, Respondents.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

As Modified March 29, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for libelant. Ira A. Campbell, Elmer C. Maddy, New York City, of counsel.

Satterlee, Browne & Cherbonnier, New York City, for respondents. Thorolv T. Waaland, William P. Hepburn, New York City, of counsel.


DAWSON, District Judge.

This is an action in admiralty, seeking damages for contamination of certain petroleum products. It is alleged and not denied that respondent, American Tankers Corporation of Delaware, was the charterer in possession of the tanker S/S "Kaposia" and that certain petroleum products were delivered to this tanker by the libelant at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for transportation to the Harkness Point Terminal of libelant at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

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