ZIM ISRAEL NAVIGATION CO. v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY

Nos. 464, 465, Dockets 28528, 28529.

336 F.2d 150 (1964)

ZIM ISRAEL NAVIGATION CO., Ltd., as Owner of STEAMSHIP ISRAEL, Libelant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY, Respondent-Claimant-Appellee, and STEAMSHIP AMERICAN PRESS. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY, as Owner of Steamship American Press, Libelant-Appellant, v. ZIM ISRAEL NAVIGATION COMPANY, Respondent-Claimant-Appellee, and Steamship Israel.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene F. Gilligan, of Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, New York City (David C. Wood, New York City, of counsel), for Zim Israel Nav. Co., Ltd.

John F. Gerity, of Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City (Richard H. Brown, Jr., and Arthur J. Blank, New York City, of counsel), for United States Lines Co.

Before MOORE, KAUFMAN and MARSHALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated actions, the owners of the SS. Israel and the SS. American Press each contend that the other's vessel was solely responsible for a collision between the two ships which occurred in New York Harbor on a clear and calm October evening in 1959. In a comprehensive and painstaking opinion below, Judge Weinfeld concluded that both vessels were at fault. We believe that his findings of fact were not clearly erroneous and that his conclusions...

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