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UNITED STATES v. THE BULL STEAMSHIP LINE

No. 36, Docket 25595.

274 F.2d 877 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, as Owner of THE S.S. BYRON DARNTON, Libelant-Appellee, v. THE BULL STEAMSHIP LINE, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atkins & Weymar, New York City (Horace T. Atkins, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr., U. S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City, Samuel D. Slade, Washington, D. C., Benjamin H. Berman, Walter L. Hopkins, Attys., Dept. of Justice, New York City, for appellee.

Before CLARK, HINCKS and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States, as owner of the S.S. Byron Darnton, brought this libel against the respondent, which, in the performance of stevedoring services, loaded that vessel. Libelant seeks recovery for damages to the Byron Darnton and also indemnity for the amount libelant paid the cargo owner for damage to cargo while in the hold of the Darnton. Libelant alleges that respondent, in loading steel plates aboard the Darnton, negligently permitted...

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