SOUTHATLANTIC NAVIGATION CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES


175 F.Supp. 304 (1959)

SOUTHATLANTIC NAVIGATION CORPORATION, Libellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent (North American Continental Company, Inc., Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, Respondents-Impleaded).

United States District Court S. D. New York.

February 16, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor, Scoll & Simon, New York City, for Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., respondent-impleaded.

Macklin, Speer, Hanan & McKernan, New York City, for Mass. Bonding & Ins. Co., respondent-impleaded.


WEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a motion by Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company for an order to dismiss the impleading petition filed against it.

The libel was instituted against the United States of America to recover damages to libellant's vessel due to grounding while tied up to a pier. It alleges that the respondent, United States of America, charterer of the vessel, is liable because of unsafe berthing...

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