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Bennett v. the Mormacteal

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Mar 13, 1958
254 F.2d 138 (2d Cir. 1958)

Opinion

No. 167, Docket 24648.

Argued February 7, 1958.

Decided March 13, 1958.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York; Matthew T. Abruzzo, Judge.

Vincent J. Longhi, New York City (Standard, Weisberg, Harolds Malament, Louis R. Harolds, New York City, of counsel), for libellant-appellant.

Kirlin, Campbell Keating, New York City (Joseph M. Cunningham, Walter X. Connor, Thomas F. Feeney and James H. Reidy, New York City, of counsel), for respondents.

Before MEDINA, WATERMAN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


The decree is affirmed on the opinion of Judge Abruzzo, 160 F. Supp. 840, filed April 2, 1957.


Summaries of

Bennett v. the Mormacteal

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Mar 13, 1958
254 F.2d 138 (2d Cir. 1958)
Case details for

Bennett v. the Mormacteal

Case Details

Full title:Willie BENNETT, Libellant-Appellant, v. THE MORMACTEAL, her engines, etc.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Mar 13, 1958

Citations

254 F.2d 138 (2d Cir. 1958)
1958 A.M.C. 874

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