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SHEBBY DREDGING CO. v. SMITH BROS., INC.

Civ. Nos. H-77-1545, H-77-1546.

469 F.Supp. 1279 (1979)

SHEBBY DREDGING CO., INC., Plaintiff, v. SMITH BROTHERS, INC., and Michael D. Smith, Defendants. SMITH BROTHERS, INC., Plaintiff, v. SHEBBY DREDGING CO., INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

May 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Close, Jr., Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff in Civ. No. H-77-1545 and for defendant in Civ. No. H-77-1546.

C. Edward Hartman, II and J. Daniel Berry, Annapolis, Md., for defendants in Civ. No. H-77-1545 and for plaintiff in Civ. No. H-77-1546.

ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge:

In the early morning hours of April 2, 1977, the dredge MARILYN sank in approximately twenty feet of water, as it was heading into Hooper Strait in the Chesapeake Bay, near the mouth of the Honga River. At the time, the MARILYN was being towed by the tug HAWK.

The sinking of this dredge has resulted in filing of two separate civil actions, both of which are now before the Court for decision. The owner of the dredge MARILYN...

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