ASBESTOS CORP. LTD. v. COMPAGNIE DE NAVIGATION, ETC.

No. 65 A.D. 785.

345 F.Supp. 814 (1972)

ASBESTOS CORP. LTD., et al., Plaintiffs, v. COMPAGNIE DE NAVIGATION FRAISSINET ET CYPRIEN FABRE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

June 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for plaintiffs; James H. Simonson, John T. Kockendorfer, Thomas J. Hanrahan, New York City, of counsel.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for defendants; Edward L. Smith, Enrico S. Sanfelippo, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.

LEVET, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Asbestos Corp. Ltd., and other shippers, plaintiffs in this action, seek to recover for cargo damage as a result of fire aboard the M/V Marquette, owned by defendant Compagnie De Navigation Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre, while transversing the North Atlantic Ocean en route from Great Lakes ports to European ports.

The initial issue on liability here is whether the defendant...

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