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BOSTON METALS CO. v. WINDING GULF.

No. 70.

349 U.S. 122 (1955)

75 S.Ct. 649

99 L.Ed. 933

BOSTON METALS CO. v. THE WINDING GULF ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Skeen, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Eugene M. Feinblatt.

Charles S. Bolster argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Seymour P. Edgerton, Robert Haydock, Jr. and Theodore R. Dankmeyer.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, Boston Metals Company, brought this suit in admiralty against the steam vessel Winding Gulf and her owners to recover for loss of its obsolete destroyer which sank after colliding with the Winding Gulf. The collision occurred while the destroyer was being towed by the tug Peter Moran; the destroyer itself was without power or crew. The owners of the Winding Gulf filed...

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