Noble v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.

SWEENEY, Chief Judge.

All of the above actions, which grew out of a collision between the fishing vessel Corinthian and the S. S. Mormacfir, were consolidated for trial. The first three listed above are suits to recover under the Death on the High Seas statute, 46 U.S. C.A. § 761 et seq., and all of them also contain a second count for conscious suffering. To these second counts the respondent has filed exceptions. In the other two actions, the libellant seeks exoneration from or limitation of liability on its own behalf, and seeks recovery against the respondent for the loss of the fishing…