Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. Cornell Steamship Company, of the Tug, Lion

265 F.2d 537

MERRITT-CHAPMAN & SCOTT CORPORATION, Appellee,

v.

CORNELL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, claimant of THE tug, LION, Appellant.

No. 134.

Docket 25081.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Argued January 19, 20, 1959.

Decided April 7, 1959.

Edward C. Kalaidjian and Robert S. Stitt, New York City, Thacher, Proffitt, Prizer, Crawley & Wood, New York City, for appellant.

Stephen K. Carr, New York City, for appellee.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for libellant-appellee.

James M. Estabrook, New York City, of counsel.

Before HAND and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges, and BYERS, District Judge.

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