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PETITION OF AGWI NAV. CO.

31 F.Supp. 321 (1940)

Petition of AGWI NAV. CO. (The Morro Castle Proceeding).

District Court, S. D. New York.

January 17, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans & Rees, of New York City, for Dr. Jos. A. Manzella.

Adele I. Springer, of New York City, for claimants.

Geo. Whitefield Betts, Jr., of New York City, Chairman, Morro Castle Committee.

Samuel J. Levinson, of New York City, member of Committee.

HULBERT, District Judge.

Conviction of the corporate owner of the ill-fated S/S Morro Castle which was destroyed by fire at sea on Sept. 8, 1934, it was claimed precluded exoneration from or limitation of liability (R.S. §§ 4282 & 4283, T. 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 182 & 183) and resulted in an agreement of settlement which made available approximately a million dollars and constituted five disinterested proctors in Admiralty, who are respondents...

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