IN RE MARINE SULPHUR TRANSPORT CORP.

Nos. 63 Ad. 237, 64 Ad. 769.

312 F.Supp. 1081 (1970)

In the Matter of the Petition for Limitation of Liability of MARINE SULPHUR TRANSPORT CORPORATION, As Owner, and Marine Transport Lines, Inc., As Demise Charterer, of the VESSEL MARINE SULPHUR QUEEN. In the Matter of the Petition for Limitation of Liability of TEXAS GULF SULPHUR COMPANY, As Alleged Owner or Demise Charterer, of the Vessel Marine Sulphur Queen.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

May 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, by John A. Sullivan, William S. Busch and Fred R. Profeta, Jr., New York City, for Marine Transport Lines, Inc., Marine Sulphur Transport Corporation and Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, by Harold R. Medina, Jr., George J. Wade, David S. Cupps, and Arnold P. Messing, New York City, for Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, by Douglas A. Jacobsen, Joseph J. Magrath, 3d, New York City, for United States Fire Ins. Co. and death claimant Martin.

Schwartz & O'Connell, by Donald E. Klein, Pressman & Scribner, by Frederick C. Stern, Standard, Weisberg, Heckerling & Rosow, by Jack Weinberger, New York City, Larry A. Roach, Lake Charles, La., Cooper, Ostrin, DeVarco & Ackerman, by Samuel Ackerman and Herbert DeVarco, Thomas M. Breen, New York City, Baker, Garber, Chazen & Duffy, by Bernard Chazen and George J. Duffy, Hoboken, N. J., Jack Steinman, New York City, of counsel, Fields, Rosen, McElligott & Auslander, by Thomas McElligott, Enrico S. San Filippo, New York City, Schneebaum & Blumenfeld, Brooklyn, N. Y., Lebovici & Safir, by Herbert Lebovici, Freedman, Borowsky & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., by Ned R. Phillips, New York City, for death claimants.


CANNELLA, District Judge.

The petition for exoneration from, or limitation of, liability made pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 183 et seq. by the Marine Sulphur Transport Corporation as owner, and by Marine Transport Lines, Inc. as demise charterer, of the vessel Marine Sulphur Queen is denied, and the wrongful death claims are allowed. The wrongful death claims are also allowed against the impleaded respondent Bethlehem Steel Corporation as designer and converter of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases