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THE BIG CHIEF

No. 1145.

75 F.Supp. 496 (1948)

THE BIG CHIEF. In re TAYLOR et al.

District Court, E. D. Missouri, S. E. D.

January 26, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward & Reeves, of Caruthersville, Mo., for petitioners J. E. Taylor et al.

Fred L. Henley and Von Mayes, both of Carruthersville, Mo., for claimants Mary S. Green et al.

Robert M. Nelson, of Memphis, Tenn., for Claimant State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.

Jack O. Knehans, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., for claimant Pacific Nat. Fire Ins. Co.

John M. Drane, of Newbern, Tenn., Joe F. Riddle of Tiptonville, Tenn., and Oscar A. Knehans and Jack O. Knehans, both of Cape Girardeau, Mo., for claimants R. H. Eastwood et al.

HULEN, District Judge.

This proceeding, initiated by J. E. Taylor, G. R. Taylor, I. L. Shepard, and Faustina Shepard, as owners of the tugboat "Big Chief", is for limitation of liability under Revised Statutes, Section 4283, 46 U.S.C.A. § 183. Jurisdiction results under the Admiralty Act.

Petitioners operated a ferry across the Mississippi River at Caruthersville. On the night of July 28, 1946, about 9:00 p.m., the ferry consisting of the tugboat "Big...

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