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LEA RIVER LINES v. THE VIRGINIA

No. 10.

85 F.Supp. 89 (1949)

LEA RIVER LINES, Inc. v. THE VIRGINIA. CUMBERLAND RIVER SAND CO. v. LEA RIVER LINES et al. THE CRS NO. 16. THE FROG.

United States District Court W. D. Kentucky, at Louisville.

February 15, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Hayes and Lord Bissell & Kadyk, Chicago, Ill., William Mellor, Louisville, Ky., for libelant.

Thomas J. Wood and Doolan, Helm, Stites & Wood, Louisville, Ky., for the M/V Virginia and Cumberland River Sand Co.

SHELBOURNE, Chief Judge.

On the morning of December 29th, 1942, about 5:20 o'clock, a collision occurred between the tows of two motor vessels, the Frog and Virginia, in the lower Mississippi River at or about Mile 811. The Virginia and her tow were upbound. Her tow consisted of four barges laden with oil, which was being pushed by the Virginia. The barges were arranged in tandem fashion. The combined length of the tow was 734 feet, which with the length of the Virginia...

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