GORE v. CLEARWATER SHIPPING CORPORATION

Nos. 16148 to 16151.

378 F.2d 584 (1967)

Edgar L. GORE v. CLEARWATER SHIPPING CORPORATION, Appellee in Nos. 16148 and 16149. MARINE CARRIERS CORPORATION and Oceanic Petroleum Carriers, Inc., Appellees in Nos. 16150 and 16151, v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION and Ocean Cargo Ships, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison G. Kildare, Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson, John L. Quinlan, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellants in all four cases.

Robert N. Ferrer, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Clearwater Shipping Corp. in Nos. 16,148/9 and for appellees (Marine Carriers Corp., and Oceanic Petroleum Carriers, Inc.), in Nos. 16,150/1 (Richard H. Elliot, Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief).

Before SMITH and SEITZ, Circuit Judges, and JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

The questions of admiralty law which are here raised concerning a shipowner's rights to reimbursement from another party for maintenance and cure paid to a seaman have been considered in the Gooden case,1 also decided today. In addition, this appeal presents a subsidiary issue involving liability for certain counsel fees and expenses.

On this appeal there is no dispute...

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