PURE OIL CO. v. THE FRED B. ZIGLER

Nos. 1392, 1597.

105 F.Supp. 121 (1952)

PURE OIL CO. v. THE FRED B. ZIGLER et al. G. B. ZIGLER CO. v. THE ELLEN et al. THE P. O. 1201. THE P. O. 1202. THE Z-EIGHT. THE Z-71. THE F B Z-73.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

May 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Harry F. Stiles, New Orleans, La., for libelant Pure Oil Co.

Lemle & Kelleher, Selim B. Lemle, New Orleans, La., Benckenstein, Brown & Wells, George E. Duncan, Beaumont, Tex., for G. B. Zigler Co.

Dart, Guidry & Price, Henry J. Read, New Orleans, La., for Industrial Marine Service, Inc.


WRIGHT, District Judge.

This litigation arises out of a collision in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge on January 29, 1947 when a tow of four loaded oil tank barges operated by the G. B. Zigler Company, being towed down the Mississippi River by two tugs of that company, was struck by a tow consisting of one loaded and one light tank barge belonging to the Pure Oil Company which were being towed by the M/V Ellen, operated by the Industrial Marine Service, Inc...

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