CENTRAAL STIKSTOF VERKOOPKANTOOR v. PENSACOLA PORT A.

No. 1154.

205 F.Supp. 724 (1962)

CENTRAAL STIKSTOF VERKOOPKANTOOR N.V., a body corporate, Plaintiff, v. PENSACOLA PORT AUTHORITY, a body corporate, Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Florida, Pensacola Division.

May 29, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Fisher, Jr. of Fisher & Hepner, Pensacola, Fla., Russell T. Mount, Mendes & Mount, New York City, for plaintiff.

E. Dixie Beggs of Beggs, Lane, Daniel, Middlebrooks & Gaines, Pensacola, Fla., for defendant.


CARSWELL, Chief Judge.

This has to do with a rapidly spreading and highly destructive fire of unknown origin along the waterfront of Pensacola Bay, and brings to mind the tale of Mrs. O'Leary. As we may surmise, the consequences of her maintaining inflammables and fire near her kicking cow might well have visited upon that unfortunate soul full legal liability for the conflagration of Chicago. But it should be noted at the outset here that the fire in this defendant...

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