Case Name: THE TUG KEVIN MORAN, Inc. THE MARGOT MORAN
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1946-03-20
Citations: 67 F. Supp. 265
Docket Number: 
Parties: THE TUG KEVIN MORAN, Inc. THE MARGOT MORAN.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 67
Pages: 265–265

Head Matter:
THE TUG KEVIN MORAN, Inc. THE MARGOT MORAN.
District Court, S. D. Now York.
March 20, 1946.
Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, of New York City (Chauncey I. Clark, and Charles E. Wythe, both of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner.
Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, of New York City, and Rawle & Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa., for Curtis Bay Towing Co., of Pennsylvania, owner of Tug Hercules, claimant, in support of motion.
Hill, Rivkins & Middleton, of New York City, for Ritner K. Walling, trading as Oliver Transportation Co., claimant.
Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City, for claimant D. T. Sheridan.
Macldin, Brown, Lenahan & Speer, of New York City, for claimant James Hughes, Inc.

Opinion:
CONGER, District Judge.
Motion denied.
I am not unmindful of The Aquitania, 2 Cir., 20 F.2d 457, 459. In that case the petition for limitation of liability was filed four years after the accident. The court there said: "Upon the facts here disclosed— that the amount of the claims is small compared with the value of the ship and that all possible claims have been received [the italicizing is mine]—the appellant is not enlitied to limit its liability as petitioned for "
In this case I can't say with reasonable certainty that all possible claims have been received. There still is a possibility that claims for personal injury may be made as well as claims for cargo damage.
Settle order on notice.