Cargo Carriers, Inc. v. The Prospect

BURKE, District Judge.

This is a hearing on respondent’s objections to libellant’s interrogatories. It brings up for consideration the scope that should be allowed to interrogatories under Admiralty Rule 31, 28 U.S.C.A. following Section 723. The rule has not been uniformly construed. One line of authorities holds that the scope of interrogatories under Admiralty Rule 31 is as broad as that of interrogatories under Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c. The Exermont, D.C., 1 F.R.D. 574; The Christina, D.C., 35 F. Supp. 522; The Velox, D.C., 36…