In re Thames Towboat Co.

GODDARD, District Judge.

This is a motion hy a claimant to open a default, vacate a decree in a limitation proceeding, and permit him to file and prove his claim. The motion was returnable and argued at New Haven on August .30th, 1927. After argument, upon request of counsel, decision was deferred pending negotiations for settlement and the filing of hriefs in the event a settlement was not consummated. Settlement has not been agreed upon, and counsel have now submitted briefs.

Prior to the institution of the proceedings for exemption from liability by the Thames Towboat Company, the claimant,…