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WALKER v. HARRIS

No. 20735.

335 F.2d 185 (1964)

William F. WALKER, Jr., et al., Claimants-Appellants, v. Arthur E. HARRIS, d/b/a Arthur Harris Marine Towing, Petitioner-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 17, 1964.

Certiorari Denied December 7, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Gainsburgh, N. B. Barkley, Jr., John P. Hammond, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Paul A. Gaudet, New Orleans, La., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Cornelius Van Dalen, New Orleans, La., of counsel, for appellee.

Before BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges, and JOHNSON, District Judge.

Certiorari Denied December 7, 1964. See 85 S.Ct. 326.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The District Court held that a 52-year-old wooden inland tug which sank at sea in wind and weather which, although rough, she ought to have anticipated, was nonetheless seaworthy. Consequently, the Court granted the vessel owner's right to limit liability, 46 U.S. C.A. §§ 183-189, and, for double measure, held the owner free from negligence. This decision encompassed...

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