In re Ballantrae, Inc.

SMITH, District Judge.

This is a proceeding in admiralty initiated by a petition for limitation of liability filed herein pursuant to Section 185 of Title 46 U.S.C., 46 U.S.C.A. § 185. The petitioner, owner of the fishing vessel Ballantrae, seeks exoneration from, or limitation of, liability for damages sustained by the next of kin by reason of the death of two seamen, Waldemar Holm and Andreas Dybdal. Answers • to the said petition and proofs of claim were filed herein by the duly appointed personal representatives of the decedents.

Facts

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The decedents, Waldemar Holm and Andreas Dybdal, were…