ATLANTIC PIPE LINE COMPANY v. DREDGE PHILADELPHIA

Nos. 141, 143, 389 of 1961.

247 F.Supp. 857 (1965)

ATLANTIC PIPE LINE COMPANY v. DREDGE PHILADELPHIA, her engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, etc. and American Dredging Company, Owner of the Dredge Philadelphia. The ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY v. DREDGE PHILADELPHIA, her engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, etc. and American Dredging Company, Owner of the Dredge Philadelphia. UNITED STATES of America, v. The ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY, Atlantic Pipe Line Company, Dredge Philadelphia, and American Dredging Company.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

November 3, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Mount, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Atlantic Pipe Line Co. and Atlantic Refining Co.

Mark D. Alspach, Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for American Dredging Co.

Drew J. T. O'Keefe, U. S. Atty., Sullivan Cistone, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Thomas F. McGovern, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States.


KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

These three actions in admiralty, consolidated for trial on the issues of liability, involve five parties — The Atlantic Refining Company, Atlantic Pipe Line Company (its wholly owned subsidiary), the United States, American Dredging Company, owner of the Dredge "Philadelphia", and the Dredge "Philadelphia" in rem. The Pipe Line Company seeks to recover for damage to its pipe line, the Refining Company for loss of its oil, and the...

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