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O'NEILL v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 287 of 1946, 287 of 1947.

157 F.Supp. 193 (1957)

Charles O'NEILL v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Maritime Commission. Nathan R. ALLTMONT v. UNITED STATES of America United States Maritime Commission.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

November 13, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton M. Borowsky, of Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Henry J. Morgan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Leavenworth Colby, Chief, Admiralty Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Rollins M. Koppel, Sp. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (now in Harlingen, Texas), for defendants.

VAN DUSEN, District Judge.

This is an admiralty action for personal injuries suffered by libellants (an able-bodied seaman and Chief Engineer, respectively) when a mine exploded under the stern of a merchant tanker (S. S. Cedar Mills) owned and operated by respondents as this ship was starting to leave the harbor of Ancona, Italy, on November 19, 1945.

I. History of the Case

Although there was extensive litigation over certain discovery aspects of...

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