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COMPLAINT OF TUG HELEN B. MORAN, INC.

No. 72 Civ. 4633.

420 F.Supp. 1282 (1976)

Complaint of TUG HELEN B. MORAN, INC., as owner and Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., as chartered owner of the TUG DIANA L. MORAN, for exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. Complaint of TUG DEVON, INC., Plaintiff, as owner of the TUG DEVON, for exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

September 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McHugh, Heckman, Smith & Leonard, New York City, for Tug Devon, Inc.; Richard E. Meyer, New York City, of counsel.

Burlingham, Underwood & Lord, New York City, for Tug Helen B. Moran, Inc. and Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc.; Robert B. Pohl, Walter H. Hinton, II, New York City, of counsel.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for the State of Connecticut; Donald M. Waesche, Jr., Geoffrey W. Gill, New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM

LASKER, District Judge.

On May 17, 1972, the unpowered barge BECRAFT, which was being towed by the tug DIANA L. MORAN and assisted by the tug DEVON, struck the Tomlinson Bridge on the Quinnipiac River near New Haven, Connecticut, causing damage to the barge and the bridge. A trial was held in these consolidated actions to determine the respective liabilities of the parties involved in the accident.

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