Legal Opinion
Petition of Petroleum Tankers Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 4, 1960PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
Petroleum Tankers Corporation, as owner of the Motor Tank Vessel Empress Bay, and Rederi A/B Transatlantic, as owner of the Motor Vessel Nebraska, petitioned for exoneration from or limitation of liability for damages arising from the collision of the two vessels in the East River, New York on June 25, 1958.
This was a hearing on damages arising from the death of Otto H. Ahrens, a cook on the Empress Bay, as a result of the collision. The petitioners have each conceded liability for the accident which caused decedent’s death. This claim was brought by the deceased’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Arnold v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Rogow v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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3Cited by12 opinions
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