WHITE STACK TOWING CORP. v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CO.

No. 8033.

279 F.2d 419 (1960)

WHITE STACK TOWING CORPORATION, claimant-respondent, Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY, THE BETHCOAL NO. 1, her gear, appurtenances, etc., and A/B Kronvik Shipping Co. O/Y, as owners of THE M/S BORNHOLM, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Waesche, Jr., New York City (Baird, Crenshaw & Lanning, Norfolk, Va., Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, Charles A. Van Hagen, Jr., New York City, and Guilford D. Ware, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

John R. Sheneman, New York City (David H. Batchelder, Jr., Norfolk, Va., Zock, Petrie, Sheneman & Reid, Anthony N. Zock and James D. Hanlon, New York City, on brief), for appellee A/B Kronvik Shipping Co. O/Y.

Braden Vandeventer, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (Lord, Whip & Coughlan, Baltimore, Md., Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, Va., George W. P. Whip, Baltimore, Md., and Hugh S. Meredith, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee Bethlehem Steel Co., as owner of the Barge Bethcoal No. 1.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and SOPER and BOREMAN, Circuit Judges.


SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is taken by White Stack Towing Corporation, the owner of the tug Fort Moultrie, from a decree of the District Court in which it was adjudged that a collision in the Chesapeake Bay between the M/S Bornholm and the barge Bethcoal No. 1, in tow of the Fort Moultrie, was caused solely by the fault and negligence of the navigators of the tug. The judgment was rendered in two actions that were consolidated for trial.

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