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THE HYGRADE NO. 18

No. 779 Admiralty.

41 F.Supp. 304 (1941)

THE HYGRADE NO. 18. Petitions of PETROLEUM TANK BARGES, Inc., et al.

District Court, S. D. Massachusetts.

September 30, 1941.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Martin, of New York City, and Frederick Foster, of Boston, Mass., for petitioners.

Arthur J. Santry and Putnam, Bell, Dutch & Santry, all of Boston, Mass., and Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating & McGrann, of New York City, for owner of steamship Elwood.

Albert T. Gould and Bingham, Dana & Gould, all of Boston, Mass., and Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City, for Shell Union Oil Corporation.

Nichols, Boyer & Morton, of Boston, Mass., for Geo. W. Perry.

FORD, District Judge.

This is a proceeding by Petroleum Tank Barges, Inc., as owner, and Tank Barge Hygrade, Inc., as charterer of the Tank Barge "Hygrade No. 18" (hereinafter referred to as the "Hygrade") for limitation of and exoneration from liability. Claims have been filed by Chas. Kurz & Co. Inc., owner of the steamship "Elwood" (hereinafter called the "Elwood"), and others.

The claimants answered to the effect that a fire which caused the damage...

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