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PETITION OF DEN NORSKE AMERIKALINJE A/S

Nos. A65-19, C66-655, A65-6.

276 F.Supp. 163 (1967)

Petition of DEN NORSKE AMERIKALINJE A/S, Owner of the M/S TOPDALSFJORD, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. Petition of HAMBURG-AMERIKALINIE as Owner of the MOTORSHIP WEISSENBURG. Petition of UNITED STATES STEEL CORP., as Owner of the STEAMSHIP CEDARVILLE.

United States District Court N. D. Ohio, E. D.

October 27, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Keig, Jr., Spray, Price, Hough & Cushman, Chicago, Ill., and Thomas O. Murphy, Johnson, Branand & Jaeger, Cleveland, Ohio, for Den Norske Amerikalinje A/S, Owner of M/S Topdalsfjord.

Stuart B. Bradley, Eaton, Jackman & McGover, Chicago, Ill., and Dwight B. Buss, Cleveland, Ohio, for Hamburg-Amerikalinie as Owner of Motorship Weissenburg.

Roman Keenen and Lucian Ray, McCreary, Hinslea & Ray, Cleveland, Ohio, for United States Steel Corp., as Owner of Steamship Cedarville.

Abraham E. Freedman, Freedman, Borowsky & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., J. Harold Traverse, Cleveland, Ohio, Ned R. Phillips, Pressman & Scribner, New York City, Victor G. Hanson, Detroit, Mich., Ned L. Mann, Cleveland, Ohio, Louis G. Jarboe, Elmer L. Radka, Rogers City, Mich., Kenneth C. Davies, Detroit, Mich., Jason & Mack, Alpena, Mich., for claimants.

CONNELL, District Judge.

On May 7, 1965 a collision took place in the Straits of Mackinac between the Norwegian Topdalsfjord and the American ore-carrying Steamship Cedarville of the Bradley Fleet of the United States Steel Corporation, as the result of which the Cedarville sank approximately 40 minutes thereafter.

On May 15, 1965 the United States Steel Corporation, as owner of the Cedarville, filed a Petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability...

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