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Skibs, "A/S Marie Bakke," v. Otis McAllister & Co.
359 U.S. 915·Supreme Court of the United States·1959
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Opinion
No. 604.
Skibs, “A/S Marie Bakke,” v. Otis McAllister & Co.
Jra S. Lillick and Tom Killejer for petitioner.
Lloyd M. Tweedt for respondent.
William Garth ^Symmers, Frederick- Fish and William Warner for American President Lines, Ltd., L. deGrove Potter and Jam.es McGarry for Grace Line Inc., et al., and Joseph M. Bault for Lykés Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., et al,, as amici -curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
Motions of American President Lines, Ltd., Grace Line Inc., et al., and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.,, et' al. for leave to file briefs, as amici curiae, granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.