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LEWIS v. S. S. BAUNE

No. 75-3339.

534 F.2d 1115 (1976)

Veronica LEWIS, Individually etc., et al., Naomi Barry Pottinger, Individually, etc., et al., Vincent Lewis et al., Daisy Llewellyn et al., and Margaret Clark, Individually, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. S. S. BAUNE et al., Defendants-Appellants. In the Matter of SKIBS A/S BAUMARE and Torvald Klaveness, as Owner and Managing Owner of the S/S BAUNE, Petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Phyllis HOYT et al., Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin W. Yancey, William E. Wright, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Paul H. Due, Baton Rouge, La., Benton Musslewhite, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Thomas H. Leach, New Orleans, La., for Shell Oil.

Warren M. Faris, New Orleans, La., for Keystone.

Before COLEMAN, RONEY and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a permanent injunction and a conviction of contempt for violating an earlier temporary restraining order issued by the District Court. We reverse.1

Facts

The genesis of this case was a ship collision between the Norwegian Steamship BAUNE and the American Steamship KEY TRADER in the Mississippi River on January 18, 1974, in...

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