CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. CLAYTON HARDTOP SKIFF

No. 15435.

367 F.2d 230 (1966)

CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Libellant), Appellant, v. The CLAYTON HARDTOP SKIFF Bearing Reg. NO. NJ 2281 B. (Formerly Known as the Skipton), Her Motors, etc., Anthony Piperata and Fidelity Union Trust Company.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Hanan, New York City (Maurice B. McLaughlin, Jersey City, N. J., Macklin, Hanan & McKernan, New York City, on the brief), for libellant-appellant.

Henry W. Eckel, Jr., Washington, N. J. (Harold J. Curry, Phillipsburg, N. J., of counsel, on the brief), for respondent-appellee.

Before BIGGS, GANEY and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The suit at bar is based on original and exclusive admiralty jurisdiction, 28 U.S. C. § 1333. The opinion of Judge Lane in the court below, 239 F.Supp. 815 (1965), contains a complete and accurate statement of relevant facts in this case. We shall not repeat them except where necessary.

The respondent-appellee, Piperata, owned a skiff, the "Skipton"...

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