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WEATHERS TOWING, INC. v. M/V HERMAN POTT

No. 77-1716 Summary Calendar.

570 F.2d 1294 (1978)

WEATHERS TOWING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/V HERMAN POTT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Thackston, Jr., Greenville, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

James L. Robertson, Greenville, Miss., Michael D. O'Keefe, St. Louis, Mo., for defendants-appellees.

Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves a collision on the Mississippi River. The towboat M/V HERMAN POTT, pushing a tow of 25 barges, was headed downriver in Scudder Bend, about mile 12 above the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The M/V ROBERT P. GIPSON, with a tow of one barge, was headed upriver. The GIPSON was lying to the Illinois shore at the left descending bank. The POTT tow collided with the GIPSON, causing damage. GIPSON's owner sued POTT, claiming...

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