R. L. PRITCHARD & COMPANY v. S. S. HELLENIC LAUREL

Nos. 67 Civ. 2943, 69 Civ. 3173.

342 F.Supp. 388 (1972)

R. L. PRITCHARD & COMPANY, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs, v. S. S. HELLENIC LAUREL et al., Defendants. SOLINA, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. HELLENIC LINES, LIMITED, Defendant.

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

March 10, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donovan, Donovan, Maloof & Walsh, New York City, for plaintiff R. L. Pritchard & Co., Inc., and others; David L. Maloof and Francis R. Matera, New York City, of counsel.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for plaintiff Solina, Inc., and others; Vincent L. Leibell, Jr. and James F. Hart, New York City, of counsel.

Hill, Betts & Nash, New York City, for defendants; Donald B. Allen and Frank H. Loomis, New York City, of counsel.


METZNER, District Judge:

This is an action in admiralty to recover the value of a cargo of jute which was destroyed in a fire on the 57th Street pier, Brooklyn, New York, on August 3, 1966.

Plaintiff R. L. Pritchard and Company is the owner of the cargo. The defendant Hellenic Lines, Ltd. owns and operates the vessel on which the jute was shipped and the pier on which the fire occurred.

A similar action was commenced against Hellenic Lines by Solina...

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