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THE WEST POINT

Nos. 7023, 7024.

83 F.Supp. 680 (1949)

THE WEST POINT.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia. Norfolk Division.

March 15, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. E. Kyle (Venable, Parsons, Kyle & Parsons), of Norfolk, Va., for Alexander.

R. Arthur Jett and Henry E. Howell, Jr., both of Norfolk, Va., for Tinsley.

John W. Oast, Jr., and Edward L. Ryan, Jr. (White, Ryan & Holland), both of Norfolk, Va., for the West Point.

John T. Casey, Department of Justice, of Washington, D. C. (Geo. R. Hennrickhouse, U. S. Atty., of Richmond, Va., and John P. Harper, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Norfolk, Va., for the United States.

BRYAN, District Judge.

Having pleaded the limitation of liability allowed by statute to shipowners, the United States contends that its full responsibility here is the single value of its vessel, Navy Launch No. 16050 (agreed at $12,000) against the aggregate amount of the two decrees of contribution awarded in these two cases against the United States in favor of the owners of the ferryboat West Point. In the Tinsley case the contribution decree was for one-half...

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