Brinn v. Bull Insular Lines, Inc.

WOOD, Judge.

We have been asked to amend our pretrial order of September 28, 1961, wherein it was provided inter alia,:

“4. All parties agreed that liability is admitted and the case is to be tried on the issue of the responsible party * * *”

A brief discussion of the problem appears to be warranted although the extensive motions, arguments, and correspondence have far exceeded the importance of the issue involved and is another example of the time the Court must waste on trivial objections by counsel, particularly in maritime cases.

When respective counsel appeared before us at the pre-trial…