SCHOREMOYER v. BARNES

No. 13356.

190 F.2d 14 (1951)

SCHOREMOYER et al. v. BARNES. The HIGGINS CRUISER HULL NO. 8907.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Eikel, John R. Brown, Houston, Tex., George M. Conner, Fort Worth, Tex., for appellant.

M. Hendricks Brown, Fort Worth, Tex. T. G. Schirmeyer, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before McCORD, RUSSELL and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action in Admiralty and is governed by the Limitation of Liability statutes, 46 U.S.C. §§ 182-189, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 182-189. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Schoremoyer filed a petition for exoneration from and limitation of their liability.

We quote from the Findings of Fact of the District Court:

"Lee Barnes had filed an action in the state Court to recover for injury to his right leg caused by the petitioners...

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