DIXILYN CORP. v. CRESCENT CO.

No. 297.

372 U.S. 697 (1963)

DIXILYN DRILLING CORP. v. CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 15, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. D. Vickery argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs was Wilbur H. Hecht.

Charles Kohlmeyer, Jr. argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was George B. Matthews.


PER CURIAM.

Respondent Crescent Towing Company contracted with petitioner Dixilyn Drilling Corporation to tow Dixilyn's barge Julie Ann down the Mississippi River. While being towed, the barge collided with a bridge, and the bridge owners filed a libel in the United States District Court claiming damages from the tower and the barge owner. These two jointly paid the claim but continued to litigate, as between themselves, the question of which was liable. The...

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