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PETITION OF UNITED STATES

69 F.Supp. 538 (1947)

Petition of UNITED STATES et al. The FRIAR ROCK.

District Court, S. D. New York.

January 9, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Howard F. Fanning, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for petitioners.

Paul C. Matthews, of New York City (Archibald F. McGrath, of New York City, of counsel), for claimants, Flavio A. de Queroz and James F. Egan, Adm'r of estates of following deceased: Elas Munga, Harold Olsen, Karl Thornberg, Wallis Roos, Joseph Kalinowski, Leif C. Staemose, Albinus Karlsson, Sven Landstroem.

Silas B. Axtell, of New York City, for claimants, Florentino Oliveira, Philip T. Wold, William James Finch, and James F. Egan, Adm'r of estate of Pierre Pino, deceased, and E. M. Wilson.

Harold Davis, of New York City, for claimant Gussie Dictor, Adm'x of estate of Abram Miller, deceased.

GODDARD, District Judge.

Petition of the United States as owner, and Waterman Steamship Agency, Limited, as charterer, and Waterman Steamship Corporation, as alleged charterer of the Steamship Friar Rock, for exoneration from or limitation of liability. The Waterman Steamship Corporation alleges that it did not at any time own, operate or have any interest in or connection with the Friar Rock, but has joined in this petition at the request and direction of the United...

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