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JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 4308.

4 F.2d 102 (1925)

JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 6, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L. Smith, of Mobile, Ala., (Smiths, Young, Leigh & Johnston, of Mobile, Ala., on the brief), for appellant.

Aubrey Boyles, U. S. Atty., and Jos. W. John, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Mobile, Ala.

Before WALKER and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and ESTES, District Judge.

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a libel in personam, brought by the appellant for damages to his auxiliary schooner, which occurred in a collision with a barge in tow of appellee's tug. The collision occurred at night in the channel of Mobile river, just below the city of Mobile. The point of collision was opposite Dredge Island, where the river bends. The channel was normally about 400 feet in width, but there was an obstruction which made it necessary for a vessel...

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