The Gale

McLELLAN, District Judge.

The claimant moves in writing that the court “refer the matter of the final appraisement of the steamship Gale, its engines, boats, gear, stores, furnishings and gross interest of the libelant in the catch as of the end of the voyage following the accident of January 10, 1936, to Fitz-Henry Smith, Esquire.”

Before the filing of this motion, the following steps .had been taken: On June 7, 1937, the owners of the Gale filed a petition for limitation of liability, alleging that while at sea on January 10, 1936, one Albert Noseworthy received injuries aboard the Gale, as a…