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CHOTIN TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. M/V HUGH C. BLASKE

Civ. A. Nos. 68-1988, 69-50, 69-87.

356 F.Supp. 388 (1972)

CHOTIN TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. The M/V HUGH C. BLASKE, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc. in rem, and American Commercial Barge Line Company, in personam (American Commercial Lines, Inc., added party defendant on 5/26/69, by amended Complaint). AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, INC., et al. v. CHOTIN TRANSPORTATION, INC., in personam and the M/V PAT CHOTIN, the M/V JOEY CHOTIN, The STEEL TANK BARGE CHOTIN 2882, CHOTIN 1782, CHOTIN 1310, CHOTIN 2184, CHOTIN 1311, CHOTIN 2185, STCO 208 CHOTIN 2981, and STCO 207, their engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem. BUNGE CORPORATION v. CHOTIN TRANSPORTATION, INC. the M/V PAT CHOTIN and the M/V JOEY CHOTIN v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

September 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Sims, John Poitevent, Trial Attys., Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for Chotin Transportation, Inc., in No. 68-1988.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., and Donald L. King, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for American Commercial Barge Line Co., in No. 68-1988.

H. Barton Williams, Trial Atty., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Trial Atty., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for American Commercial Lines, Inc., and others in No. 69-50.

Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, John Poitevent, New Orleans, La., for Chotin Transportation, Inc., and others in Nos. 69-50, 69-87.

Francis Emmett, Terriberry, Rault, Carroll Yancey & Farrell, New Orleans, La., for Bunge Corp. in No. 69-87.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for American Commercial Lines, Inc., third-party defendant.

MEMORANDUM OF REASONS

COMISKEY, District Judge.

These consolidated cases arise out of a Mississippi River collision between two tows which caused substantial damage to a number of barges and their cargo. Claims have been asserted by the owners, operators and bare-boat charterers of the towboats, their damaged barges and cargo to recover for the damages sustained as a result of this collision. The two tows involved in this casualty are identified hereinafter...

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