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PETITION OF MIDWEST TOWING COMPANY

No. 3267.

203 F.Supp. 727 (1962)

Petition of MIDWEST TOWING COMPANY, Inc., a Corporation, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court E. D. Illinois.

March 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Hayes and William K. Johnson of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., and Pope & Driemeyer, East St. Louis, Ill., for petitioner Midwest Towing Co., Inc.

James A. Dooley, Chicago, Ill., and Listeman & Bandy, East St. Louis, Ill., for Richard Anderson, admr. of estate of Robert Anderson, decd., and Mary T. Lusk, admx. of estate of Pleasant M. Lusk, Jr., decd.

Poore, Cox, Baker & McAuley, Knoxville, Tenn., Hulverson & Richardson, St. Louis, Mo., and Goldenhersh & Goldenhersh, East St. Louis, Ill., for Dorothy Yates, admx. of estate of William Yates, decd., and Dale Shirley, admr. of the estate of Dorothy Shirley, decd.

JUERGENS, District Judge.

On March 24, 1955, the Motor Vessel Anna S. Cooper was downbound in the Tennessee River, made up with a tow of four empty barges. Shortly after 9:30 p. m. she approached the so-called Hickman-Lockhart highway bridge at or near mile 100.5 in the Tennessee River. Attempting to pass under this bridge, she came into collision with the left channel span support pier, causing the tow to break up and the M/V Anna S. Cooper to sink.

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