Rederi A/B Soya v. Ss Grand Grace

369 F.2d 159 REDERI A/B SOYA, as owners of the Swedish MOTOR VESSEL OTELLO, Appellant, v. SS GRAND GRACE, Grace Navigation Corporation, the MV JANE STOVE and Lorentzens Skibs, A/S, Appellees. No. 20591. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. November 29, 1966. Mautz, Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey & Williamson, Portland, Or., Eli Ellis, David C. Wood, of Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, New York City, for appellant. Curtis W. Cutsforth, of King, Miller, Anderson, Nash & Yerke, Portland, Or., for appellee, Lorentzens Skibs, A/S. Erskine B. Wood, of Wood, Wood, Tatum, Mosser & Brooke, Portland, Or., for appellee, Grace Navigation Corp. Before BARNES, HAMLEY and BROWNING, Circuit Judges. BARNES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an appeal in admiralty from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The court below had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (1). Our jurisdiction is under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . 2 On January 19, 1964, the Swedish M/V OTELLO collided with the Liberian S/S GRAND GRACE in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. The OTELLO claims that the collision was in part caused by the Norwegian M/V JANE STOVE. 3 The events…