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CONNECTICUT ADAMANT P. CO. v. JAMES McWILLIAMS BLUE L.

Nos. 295, 296, Dockets 24607, 24608.

253 F.2d 785 (1958)

The CONNECTICUT ADAMANT PLASTER COMPANY, Libelant-Appellee, v. JAMES McWILLIAMS BLUE LINE, Inc., Respondent-Appellee, and National Gypsum Company, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee, and Charlotte F. Jacobus and F. Jacobus Transportation Company, Inc., Respondents-Impleaded-Appellants. Charlotte F. JACOBUS, as owner, and F. Jacobus Transportation Company, Inc., as Charterer in Possession of THE Scow LOUISE, Libelants-Appellants, v. JAMES McWILLIAMS BLUE LINE, Inc., Respondent-Appellee, and National Gypsum Company, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher E. Heckman, of Foley & Martin, New York City (John J. McElhinny, of Foley & Martin, New York City, on the brief), for Charlotte F. Jacobus and F. Jacobus Transp. Co., Inc., appellants.

Donald M. Waesche, Jr., of Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for appellee Connecticut Adamant Plaster Co.

Edmund F. Lamb, of Purdy, Lamb & Catoggio, New York City (Matthew E. Lawless, New York City, on the brief), for appellee National Gypsum Co.

Martin J. McHugh, of Macklin, Speer, Hanan & McKernan, New York City (Leo F. Hanan, of Macklin, Speer, Hanan & McKernan, New York City, on the brief), for appellee James McWilliams Blue Line, Inc.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and L. HAND and LUMBARD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The casus belli here was the capsizing and sinking of the Scow Louise in Bridgeport Harbor after a trip down Long Island Sound from the Bronx and the loss of her cargo of crude gypsum rock destined for the Connecticut Adamant Plaster Company at New Haven. Connecticut Adamant sued the James McWilliams Blue Line as charterer of the Louise for loss of the cargo; and the Blue Line impleaded the loader, National Gypsum Company, and Jacobus, the scow...

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