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UNITED STATES v. MOTOR VESSEL GOPHER STATE

No. 77-686A(2).

472 F.Supp. 556 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. MOTOR VESSEL GOPHER STATE, her engines, tackle, etc., in rem, and Midwest Towing, Inc., in personam, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Missouri, E. D.

March 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. White, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for plaintiff.

Gary T. Sacks, Goldstein & Price, St. Louis, Mo., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

WANGELIN, District Judge.

The above captioned case is an action by the United States to recover damages caused by defendants when the M/V Gopher State with a number of barges in tow made contact with and damaged a United States government lock and dam. The action is brought pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 408, The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Following a bench trial held on April 17, 1978, and after fully considering the evidence and the applicable...

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