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SOCONY MOBIL OIL COMPANY v. S.S. PACIFIC TIDE

189 F.Supp. 724 (1960)

SOCONY MOBIL OIL COMPANY, Inc., Libelant, v. THE S.S. PACIFIC TIDE, THE S.S. PACIFIC CARRIER, THE S.S. PACIFIC OCEAN, THE S.S. WESTPORT, THE S.S. PACIFIC CONQUEROR, THE S.S. IGOR, THE S.S. PACIFIC PIONEER, THE S.S. WALDO, THE S.S. PACIFIC RANGER, THE S.S. PACIFIC CHALLENGER, THE S.S. PACIFIC VENTURE, THE S.S. PACIFIC WAVE, THE S.S. PACIFIC EXPLORER, THE S.S. PACIFIC NAVIGATOR, THE S.S. PACIFIC STAR and World Carriers, Inc., World Tramping Agencies, Inc., Transportation Utilities, Inc., Pacific Conqueror Corp., Nomikos (London) Limited, Pelops Maritime Co., Ltd., Pacific Pioneer Trading Corp., Walter A. De Lappe Co., Inc., Sea Liberties, Inc., Pacific Challenger Corp., Grauds Shipping Co., Ltd., Pegor Steamship Corp., Pacific Explorer Corp., Zilkha Corp., Pacific Navigator Corp., Compass Steamship Corp., Overseas Investors, Inc., Respondents.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

December 14, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Knox, William J. Tillinghast, Jr., New York City, for libelant.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, for respondent Overseas Investors, Inc.

Healy, Baillie & Burke, New York City, for respondent The S.S. Pacific Ranger.

Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, New York City, for respondents World Carriers, Inc., World Tramping Agencies, Inc., Pacific Pioneer Trading Corp., Pegor S.S. Corp. and Compass S.S. Corp.

DIMOCK, District Judge.

This motion seeks a summary judgment in an admiralty case. The Sydfold, 2 Cir., 86 F.2d 611, 613, settled for this Circuit the proposition that, in the absence of an Admiralty Rule sanctioning it, there can be no summary judgment in admiralty. This conclusion is reenforced by the decision of the Supreme Court in Miner v. Atlass, 363 U.S. 641, 80 S.Ct. 1300, 4 L.Ed.2d 1462. There...

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