FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. THE S. S. ROYALTON

Civ. Nos. 19891, 19201.

194 F.Supp. 543 (1961)

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Libelants, v. THE S. S. ROYALTON, her engines, etc. and Scott Misener Steamships, Ltd., Respondents. Christoforos MANOPOULOS et al., Libelants, v. THE S. S. ROYALTON, her engines, etc. and Scott Misener Steamships, Ltd., Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. Michigan, S. D.

May 23, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dickinson, Wright, Davis, McKean & Cudlip, Detroit, Mich., Bigham, Englar, Jones & Huston, New York City, of counsel, Joseph Kadans, Detroit, Mich., for libelants.

Hill, Lewis, Andrews, Granse & Adams, Detroit, Mich., McMillan, Binch, Stuart, Berry, Dunn, Corrigan & Howland, Toronto, Canada, McCreary, Hinslea & Ray, Cleveland, Ohio, for respondents.


KAESS, District Judge.

A collision occurred during a dense fog on Lake Huron, on June 25, 1959, between the S. S. Monrovia, registered in Liberia, and the S. S. Royalton, a Canadian ship. The Monrovia sank and these actions thereafter commenced against the Royalton, the one by the injured Greek seamen aboard the Monrovia and the other by the owners, shippers, consignees and underwriters of the cargoes on the Monrovia. The parties have agreed to adjudicate the issue...

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