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THE WHITECASTLE

No. 3020.

73 F.Supp. 564 (1947)

THE WHITECASTLE. THE BBL-106.

District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

September 30, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin, Kelly & Fellbaum, of Houston, Tex., and Moss & Graham, of Lake Charles, La., for libelant.

Terriberry, Young, Rault & Carroll, of New Orleans, La., and McCoy, King, Anderson, Hall & Swift, of Lake Charles, La., for claimant and cross-libelant.

PORTERIE, District Judge.

We believe our findings of fact will be a sufficient narrative so that a formal statement of the case will not be necessary.

Facts.

I. On March 3, 1945, at about 8:30 p. m., the pusher type towboat Whitecastle was proceeding in a northerly direction in Harvey Canal, Louisiana, bound in the canal towards the Mississippi River locks. The Whitecastle was pushing two loaded oil barges, the BBL 106 and BBL 107, in that order...

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