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TEMPEST v. UNITED STATES

No. 8589.

277 F.Supp. 59 (1967)

Edward H. TEMPEST, Libelant, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

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

December 13, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton H. Clark, Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, Va., for libelant.

Robert M. Hughes, III, Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Norfolk, Va., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

The crux of this case is the extent to which Article 25 of the Inland Rules of Navigation, 33 U.S.C. § 210, generally known as the Narrow Channel Rule,1 is applicable to a given situation. While the Narrow Channel Rule is applicable to the type vessels involved herein, since it specifically refers to "steam vessels", 33 U.S.C. §...

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