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UNITED STATES v. M/V ALVA

Civ. A. No. 79-4567.

505 F.Supp. 109 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America v. M/V ALVA, Her Engines, Appurtenances, Tackle, etc., In Rem, and Southern Terminal & Transport Company, Inc., In Personam.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

January 7, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward S. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for United States.

Dean A. Sutherland and Charles B. Colvin, of Hebert & Abbott, New Orleans, La., for movant/defendant.

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.

This action arises upon the motion of the defendants to dismiss under 28 U.S.C. § 2415(b), which requires the United States to bring tort suits within three years of the accrual of such causes of action.

The M/V ALVA, the in rem defendant, and her tow allegedly struck the east gates of the Algiers Locks on October 31, 1976, causing damage in the amount of $15,842.02. The United States bore repair costs. The...

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