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THORNTON v. THE LIVINGSTON ROE

90 F.Supp. 342 (1950)

THORNTON v. THE LIVINGSTON ROE et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

March 31, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, New York City (Eugene Underwood, New York City, advocate), proctors for libelant.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, New York City (Raymond T. Greene, New York City, advocate), proctors for respondent-claimant.

MEDINA, District Judge.

Libelant William M. Thornton claims salvage by reason of certain operations conducted under his supervision and with his personal participation, as a result of which the S S Livingston Roe was saved from destruction by fire in the Port of Recife, Brazil, on May 2, 1943.

At that time Recife was one of the several foreign ports which the United States Armed Forces used to maintain avenues of communication and supply between the Americas...

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