Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. Richardson

LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., appeals from a final decree of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in an admiralty proceeding awarding damages against Moore-Mc-Cormaek to eleven claimants for losses resulting from the capsizing of the steamer “Mormackite” off Cape Hatteras on the morning of October 7, 1954, with the loss of 37 lives and a cargo of iron ore and cocoa beans. The death claimants cross-appeal, challenging the district court’s disallowance of interest from the date of death on the four death claims and the set-off against…