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WASSON BARGE RENTAL CO. v. TUG CARRIE D.

Civ. A. No. 66-577.

296 F.Supp. 933 (1969)

WASSON BARGE RENTAL CO., Inc., Plaintiff, v. The TUG CARRIE D, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, etc. and Mr. Calvin Devall, and the TUG ROBERT P. DOHERTY, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, etc. and Donahue Bros., Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

February 7, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Daigle, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

John W. Hamilton, New Orleans, La., for defendants.

RUBIN, District Judge:

This is a ship collision case that lacks the usual cast of witnesses. Nowhere to be found are the two crews, each convinced of an opposite version of the facts. The entire record consists of the testimony of one witness, Harry Roberts. But counsel have no difficulty devising different interpretations of it.

On October 28, 1965, Roberts was relief captain on a sixty-five foot tug, the ROBERT V. DOHERTY. Just after midnight, October 28th...

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