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BARGE LAKE FARGE CORPORATION v. THE S.S. SAXON

Nos. 253 of 1955, 167 of 1956, 367 of 1956, Admiralty.

183 F.Supp. 132 (1960)

BARGE LAKE FARGE CORPORATION, Owner of THE Barge T. J. SHERIDAN, Libellant, v. THE S.S. SAXON, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., Saxon Steamship Company, Inc., Owner of the S.S. Saxon, and Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., Operator of the S.S. Saxon, Respondents. SAXON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Inc., Owner of the S.S. Saxon, Cross-Libellants, v. BARGE LAKE FARGE CORPORATION, Owner of the Barge T. J. Sheridan, and the Barge T. J. Sheridan, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., Cross-Respondents, and Tug Anna Sheridan Corporation and The Tug Anna Sheridan, Impleaded Cross-Respondents. SAXON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Inc., Owner of the S.S. Saxon, Libellant, v. THE Tug ANNA SHERIDAN, her engines, boilers, tackle, apparel, etc., and Tug Anna Sheridan Corporation, Owner and Operator of the Tug Anna Sheridan, Respondent. BARGE LAKE FARGE CORPORATION, Owner of the Barge T. J. Sheridan, Libellant, v. THE Tug ANNA SHERIDAN and Tug Anna Sheridan Corporation, Respondents and The Steamship Saxon, Saxon Steamship Company, Inc., and Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., Impleaded Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 30, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Doak, LaBrum & Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for libellant.

Harrison G. Kildare, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Saxon S. S. Corp.

George E. Beechwood, Beechwood & Lovitt, Philadelphia, Pa., for The Tug Anna Sheridan and Tug Anna Sheridan Corp.

GRIM, District Judge.

On November 9, 1954, there was a collision between a ship and a large barge (which looked like a ship and was towed by a tug) in the Delaware River off the northeastern part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both ship and barge were damaged. There are three resulting suits in admiralty, which have been tried together without a jury, and the matter is now before the court following argument on requests for findings of fact and conclusions of law...

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