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UNITED STATES v. THE ESSO BELGIUM

90 F.Supp. 836 (1950)

UNITED STATES v. THE ESSO BELGIUM (ATLANTIC MUT. INS. CO. et al., Interveners). BELGIAN OVERSEAS TRANSPORT, S. A. v. UNITED STATES et al. THE NATHANIEL BACON.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 9, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. X. McGohey, United States Attorney, New York City, Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, New York City (Edward L. Smith, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Chauncey I. Clark, Ray Rood Allen and Benjamin E. Haller, New York City, advocates), proctors for the United States.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City (Leonard J. Matteson and Richard F. Shaw, New York City, advocates), proctors for interveners and Farr Sugar Corporation and others.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, New York City (Cletus Keating, Edwin S. Murphy and Louis J. Gusmano, New York City, advocates), proctors for The Esso Belgium and Belgian Overseas Transport, S.A.

MEDINA, District Judge.

This litigation arises out of a collision which occurred in New York Harbor on November 24, 1942, between the S. S. Nathaniel Bacon and the M/V Esso Belgium. As a result of the collision both the vessels and the cargo aboard the Nathaniel Bacon sustained damage.

The first action was instituted by libellant United States of America, as owner of the Nathaniel Bacon and as bailee of her cargo, against the Esso Belgium seeking to recover...

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