Proctor & Gamble Co. v. Atlantic Oil Transit Corp.

KNOX, District Judge.

The above-entitled suit has engaged the attention of the court upon prior occasions, and the facts, out of which it arose, are set forth in (D. C.) 51 F.(2d) 779 and (C. C. A.) 55 F.(2d) 919. In the last-mentioned citation, the Circuit Court of- Appeals affirmed the decree entered upon the opinion of Judge Patterson, reported in (D. C.) 51 F.(2d) 779. While the litigation was pending in the appellate court, the claimant-respondent asked leave to amend its answer so as to claim the benefit of the limitation of liability, provided in sections 4283, 4284 and 4285 of the…