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DERBY COMPANY v. A. L. MECHLING BARGE LINES, INC.

No. 749.

258 F.Supp. 206 (1966)

DERBY COMPANY, Ltd. v. A. L. MECHLING BARGE LINES, INC., Ramsey, Scarlett & Company, Inc., Central Soya Company, Superior Boat Works, Superior Towing Company, Inc., and the M/V SUPERIOR, her engines, tackle, etc.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

September 7, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Stone, Rene S. Paysse, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for libelant.

J. Y. Gilmore, Jr., James A. George, Faris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, New Orleans, La., for A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc.

George W. Healy, III, James H. Roussel, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for Ramsay, Scarlett & Co.

Donald A. Lindquist, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Burke, Toler & Hopkins, New Orleans, La., for Central Soya Co., Inc.

George B. Matthews, Charles Lugenbuhl, Clayton J. Swank, III, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, La., for Superior Boat Works.

Alfred M. Farrell, Jr., Terriberry, Rault, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, New Orleans, La., Theodore C. Robinson, McCreary, Hinslea, Ray & Robinson, Chicago, Ill., for Aiple Towing Co., Inc.

WEST, District Judge:

This case involves the sinking of two barges, the MBL 217 and the IBL 83, with an attendant loss of cargo, in the Mississippi River a short distance north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, at approximately Mile 437. The sinking occurred on March 26, 1963. The two barges were part of a tow of ten barges being pushed up river by the M/V Superior. The MBL 217 was owned by A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. and was, at the time of the sinking, laden with...

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