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THE CECILIA

No. 1052.

100 F.Supp. 243 (1951)

THE CECILIA. Petition of WHITE STACK TOWING CORP.

United States District Court E. D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.

October 4, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell & Horlbeck and Julian Mitchell, Jr., all of Charleston, S. C., for petitioner.

Peter S. Gernavage, Savannah, Ga., Malcolm E. Crosland, Charleston, S. C., for defendant.

WARING, Chief Judge.

The tug Cecilia had a boiler explosion on or about November 19, 1950. The tug, itself, was seriously damaged and two crew members, namely, Charles D. Sweatman and Edward C. Myatt, received injuries from which they died. A petition was filed within the appropriate time by the White Stack Towing Corporation, the owner of the Cecilia praying for limitation of liability and calling for claims. Claims for the death of the two above named parties have...

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