SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY v. SS GREEN ISLAND

No. 29075 Summary Calendar.

426 F.2d 260 (1970)

SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The SS GREEN ISLAND, her engines, tackle, etc., Defendant-Appellant. CENTRAL GULF STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TANKER M. L. GOSNEY, her engines, tackle, etc., in rem, and Sinclair Refining Company, et al., in personam, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. King, New Orleans, La., for Central Gulf Steamship Corp.

Stanley R. Wright, New York City, Francis Emmett, New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this ship collision case the parties agreed on mutual fault, and a consent decree was entered under which each agreed to pay one-half the damages of the other. The District Court appointed a commissioner to fix the amount of damages. His report was filed, finding the appellee to be entitled to an excess of damages over those of appellant and finding that appellee was to receive interest on the excess from April 1, 1963, stipulated mean date of both...

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