STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY v. UNITED STATES

No. 69 Civ. 4329.

396 F.Supp. 986 (1975)

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

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

Supplemental Opinion May 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for plaintiff; Sheldon A. Vogel, John H. Parker, New York City, of counsel.

Paul J. Curran, U. S. Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Admiralty & Shipping Section, New York City, for defendant; Gilbert S. Fleischer, New York City, Atty. in Charge, Gilbert S. Fleischer, Janis G. Schulmeisters, New York City, of counsel.


LASKER, District Judge.

Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens) sues for damages to a vessel it purchased from the United States in 1967. The government admits that the damages resulted from the negligence of one of its officers. The issues are the effect of certain exculpatory clauses contained in the contract of purchase and the amount of damages, if any, due Stevens.

The United States Maritime Administration...

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