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PETITION OF VERMILLION TOWING CORPORATION

No. 8214 and Consolidated Cases.

227 F.Supp. 933 (1964)

Petition of VERMILLION TOWING CORPORATION, as owner of the TUG RAVEN, her engines, apparel, etc., Robert R. Vermillion and William E. Law for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

March 26, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt M. Morewitz, Newport News, Va., for Hazel Franklin.

Waverly L. Berkley, III, Norfolk, Va., for Vermillion Touring Corp.

Robert M. Hughes, III, Norfolk, Va., for Crown Central Petroleum Co.

Edward R. Baird, Charles F. Tucker, Norfolk, Va., for various claimants.

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

This limitation of liability proceeding arises from an explosion and fire which took place on July 5, 1961, at the plant of Crown Central Petroleum Company, Richmond, Virginia, while the tank barge No. 104 and her tug RAVEN were moored at the Crown dock and in the process of discharging fuel oil from the barge to Crown's tanks. The property damage was extensive and, in addition to the constructive loss of the barge and tug, as well...

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