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UNITED STATES v. THE M/V MARTIN

No. P-2029.

198 F.Supp. 171 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, Libelant, v. THE M/V MARTIN, her engines, tackle, apparel and furniture, and THE Barge MOS-101, her engines, tackle, apparel and furniture, Respondents. MARTIN OIL SERVICE, INC., a corporation, Cross-Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Cross-Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. Illinois, N. D.

October 12, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlington Wood, Jr., U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., Anthony W. Gross, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for libelant and cross-respondent.

William K. Johnson, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., Clifford C. Johnson, Heyl, Royster & Voelker, Peoria, Ill., for respondents and cross-libelant.

MERCER, Chief Judge.

The United States of America, hereinafter referred to as libelant, filed this libel in two counts against the respondents, M/V Martin and Barge MOS-101, for damages arising out of the alleged collision of the vessels with an Illinois River navigation beacon structure known as Drolls Point Light. Martin Oil Service, Inc., owner of the respondent vessels, filed a cross-libel for damages allegedly sustained by it as a result of the same incident...

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