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BURKE v. UNITED STATES

96 F.Supp. 335 (1951)

BURKE et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

On Submission of Proposed Final Decrees April 27, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Standard, New York City (Louis R. Harolds, New York City, of counsel), for libelants

Irving H. Saypol, U. S. Atty., New York City (Edward R. Downing and Ruth Kearney, New York City, of counsel), for respondent United States.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a libel for salvage by the master and nine members of the crew of the Pt. Cabrillo. Eighteen other members of of the crew have heretofore settled with respondent. The basic issue is the nature of the salvaging operation and the amount of the award to libelants.

The SS George R. Poole, the salvaged vessel, en route from England to Philadelphia, collided with the tanker SS Silver Peak at about 11:25 P.M. on November 13th, 1945...

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