Legal Opinion
In Re United States Air Force Texas Tower No. 4
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 9, 1962PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
These are motions for summary judgment, filed by claimants J. Rich Steers, Inc., Morrison Knudsen Co., Inc. and Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge, pui'-suant to Supreme Court Admiralty Rule 58, 28 U.S.C. They seek to dismiss the petition for limitation of liability, filed by the United States of America, on the ground that Texas Tower No. 4 was not a “vessel” within the meaning and purview of the provisions of Sections 4283-4289 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C.A. §§ 183-189). In the alternative, claimants move the court to issue an order containing…
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