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AMERICAN BRIDGE DIV., U. S. STEEL CORP. v. ROEN STEAMSHIP CO.

No. 59-C-100.

216 F.Supp. 353 (1963)

AMERICAN BRIDGE DIVISION, UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Libelant, v. ROEN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, a corporation, and The Diesel TUG JOHN PURVES, her engines, boilers, etc., Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. Wisconsin.

April 29, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. McCreary, Jr., and David G. Davies, Cleveland, Ohio, Arthur Wickham, Milwaukee, Wis., for libelant.

Sparkman D. Foster, Detroit, Mich., John A. Kluwin and Bernard J. Hankin, Milwaukee, Wis., for respondents.

GRUBB, District Judge.

This is an action in admiralty in which libelant alleges that respondents' tug, John Purves, while towing libelant's barge A.B. No. 71 in Lake Erie, negligently caused the barge to capsize. As a result of the capsizing, certain equipment belonging to libelant which was loaded aboard the barge was lost. By stipulation, the issue of liability has been severed from the issue of damages. The testimony and evidence show the facts to be as follows...

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