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IN RE SCRANTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 68 Civ. 2812.

358 F.Supp. 7 (1972)

In the Matter of the Complaint of SCRANTON INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation for Exoneration or Limitation of Liability as Owner of the FERRYBOAT "SCRANTON".

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

April 28, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U. S. Atty., by Gilbert S. Fleischer, Philip A. Berns, Warren A. Schneider, Dept. of Justice, New York City, for the United States.

Dougherty, Ryan, Mahoney, Pellegrino & Giuffra by Lawrence J. Mahoney, William J. McAndrews, New York City, for Scranton Industries, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MOTLEY, District Judge.

On January 1, 1968, Ferryboat SCRANTON sank in the navigable waters of the Hudson River off Hoboken, New Jersey. When its owners declined to remove the boat the Army Corps of Engineers, finding it a menace to navigation, had it removed at a cost of $131,335. Meanwhile, the owners filed a petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §§ 183-185 and Rule F of the...

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