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Cities Service Oil Co. v. Standard Towing Corp.

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Oct 27, 1948
8 F.R.D. 421 (S.D.N.Y. 1948)

Opinion

         In admiralty. Libel by Cities Service Oil Company, as owner of the oil barge Cities Service No. 2, against Standard Towing Corporation, as owner of the tug Anna L. Conners.

         Order in accordance with opinion.

         

          Hatch, Wolfe, Nash & Ten Eyck, of New York City (William Potter Lage, of New York City, of counsel), for libellant.

          Purdy, Lamb & Catoggio, of New York City, for respondent.


          KAUFMAN, District Judge.

         Motion denied on condition that the libellant, within twenty days from the entry of an order herein, answer interrogatories numbered 12 and 17(b). There is no Federal Rule of Procedure requiring a party to a controversy to obtain information from a third party over whom he has no control as a condition to the maintenance of his suit in this Court.

         Settle order on notice.


Summaries of

Cities Service Oil Co. v. Standard Towing Corp.

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Oct 27, 1948
8 F.R.D. 421 (S.D.N.Y. 1948)
Case details for

Cities Service Oil Co. v. Standard Towing Corp.

Case Details

Full title:CITIES SERVICE OIL CO. v. STANDARD TOWING CORPORATION. THE CITIES SERVICE…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Oct 27, 1948

Citations

8 F.R.D. 421 (S.D.N.Y. 1948)

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