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

No. 14284.

328 F.2d 838 (1964)

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

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

March 9, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sparkman D. Foster, Foster, Meadows & Ballard, Detroit, Mich., Kluwin, Dunphy, Hankin & Hayes, Milwaukee, Wis., for respondents-appellants.

Robert G. McCreary, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio, Arthur Wickham, Milwaukee, Wis., Arter, Hadden, Wykoff & Van Duzer, Cleveland, Ohio, Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell, Milwaukee, Wis., for libelant-appellee. David G. Davies Cleveland, Ohio, of counsel.

Before KNOCH, SWYGERT and MAJOR, Circuit Judges.

MAJOR, Circuit 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 which certain equipment belonging to libelant was lost. By stipulation, the issue of liability was severed from that of damages. The Trial Court found that the negligence of the respondents was the sole proximate cause of the loss and in conformity...

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