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PETITION OF CANAL BARGE COMPANY

No. GC 6948.

323 F.Supp. 805 (1971)

Petition of CANAL BARGE COMPANY, Inc., as Owner and Operator of the M/V ELAINE JONES, Praying for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court, N. D. Mississippi, Greenville Division.

February 26, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. Wynn, Greenville, Miss., and Robert B. Acomb, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Canal Barge Co.

J. A. Lake, Frank Thackston, Jr., Greenville, Miss., and George P. Mueller, St. Louis, Mo., for St. Louis Bridge Co. and Terminal R.R.

Harry E. Barsh, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for Mrs. Griffith.

Clayton J. Swank, III, Greenville, Miss., and Elmer Price, St. Louis, Mo., for St. Louis Fuel and Supply Co., Inc. and Fort Gage, Inc., claimants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

On October 14, 1969, at approximately 12:20 p. m., a collision occurred between the M/V ELAINE JONES and the Eads Bridge, a fixed structure spanning the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, and connecting East St. Louis with the City of St. Louis. The collision resulted in damages to the bridge, the ELAINE JONES, and the death of the pilot, George L. Griffith.

Three days later — on October 17, the...

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