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PETITION OF SHAVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

Civ. No. 66-456.

287 F.Supp. 339 (1967)

Petition of SHAVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, for exoneration from or limitation of liability as the owner of the BARGE ST-15.

United States District Court D. Oregon.

December 13, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Roberts, Mautz, Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey & Williamson, Portland, Or., for petitioner Shaver Transportation Co.

Floyd A. Fredrickson, Gray, Fredrickson & Heath, Portland, Or., for claimant Matson Navigation Co.

Bernard Jolles, Franklin, Olsen, Bennett, Des Brisay & Jolles, Portland, Or., for claimant Joseph W. Wiswell.

Frank Pozzi, Pozzi, Levin & Wilson, Portland, Or., for claimant Paul F. Jaschina.

OPINION AND FINDINGS

KILKENNY, District Judge:

Shaver Transportation seeks exoneration from, or as an alternative limitation of, liability as outlined in 46 U.S.C. § 183(a).

Petitioner was the owner of Barge ST-15, which capsized on March 16, 1966, at Terminal 4 on the Willamette River. It is stipulated that the value of the barge, including equipment and pending freight, is $35,478.00. At the time of capsizing, the barge was in the custody...

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