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PURE OIL COMPANY v. THE F. B. WALKER

No. 2310.

127 F.Supp. 867 (1955)

The PURE OIL COMPANY, as Owner of the Steel Tank Barges P. O. 1601, P. O. 1602 and P. O. 1604, Libelant, v. THE F. B. WALKER, her engines, tackle, etc., and Simpson Oil Company, Inc., Respondent.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

January 28, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Francis Emmett, New Orleans, La., for libelant.

Terriberry, Young, Rault & Carroll, Joseph M. Rault, Jr., New Orleans, La., for respondent.

WRIGHT, District Judge.

On April 15, 1951, the tow of the M/V R. H. McElroy, owned by The Pure Oil Company, and the tow of the Tug F. B. Walker collided at a bend on the left descending bank of the Illinois River at Mile 149.4. The Pure Oil Company as owner of the damaged Barges P. O. 1601, P. O. 1602 and P. O. 1604 libeled the Tug F. B. Walker and her owner, Simpson Oil Company, on April 8, 1953. Simpson Oil Company thereafter impleaded the M/V R. H. McElroy and...

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