McWILLIAMS DREDGING CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 1206. In Admiralty.

105 F.Supp. 582 (1952)

McWILLIAMS DREDGING CO. v. UNITED STATES.

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

June 18, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brunswick G. Deutsch, of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for libelant.

John McKay, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Lansing L. Mitchell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Joseph V. Ferguson, Dist. Counsel, Maritime Administration, New Orleans, La., for respondent.


THOMAS, District Judge.

This cause involves a collision, and is a libel brought on the principles of an in rem proceeding under the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq. The libelant seeks to recover for damage done to the discharge pipe line of one of its dredges, and for work stoppage occasioned thereby, when the line was struck by a tanker which, though under Norwegian registry, was owned by the United States.

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