Pioneer Steamship Co. v. United States

GRUBB, District Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), for recovery for damages sustained by the S.S. Price McKinney, wholly owned by plaintiff, in the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin, on September 28, 1952, allegedly as a result of striking a submerged illegal obstruction. On trial to the court, the issue of damages was severed and reserved for later determination.

The steamship Price McKinney is a Great Lakes bulk freighter of United States registry, 432 feet in length, 52 feet in beam, and 28 feet in depth, with a gross tonnage of 4,671 and net tonnage…