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COMPLAINT OF PORT ARTHUR TOWING M/V MISS CAROLYN

No. 94-40102 (Summary Calendar).

42 F.3d 312 (1995)

In the Matter of the Complaint of PORT ARTHUR TOWING CO. on Behalf of the M/V MISS CAROLYN for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. PORT ARTHUR TOWING CO., etc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN W. TOWING, INC., et al., Defendants, Harris Jarreau, Defendant-Appellant, and Joshua Verdin, Defendant-Appellee. In the Matter of JOHN W. TOWING, INC., as Owner and Operator of the M/V JOHN W., Praying for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. JOHN W. TOWING, INC., etc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald PREJEANT, et al., Defendants, Harris Jarreau, Defendant-Appellant, and Joshua Verdin, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 18, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Robin, James P. Desonier, Covington, LA, for appellant.

Hunter W. Lundy, Jackey W. South, Lundy & Dwight, Lake Charles, LA, for Port Arthur Towing, Co.

Wilton E. Bland, III, C. William Emory, Hebert, Mouledouz & Bland, New Orleans, LA, for John W. Towing, Inc.

Before DUHÉ, WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

A collision of two barge tows resulted in injuries to the vessels and some crew members. Owners and operators of the two vessels involved in the collision filed suit under the Limitation of Liability Act (the "Act")1 in federal district court seeking to limit their respective liabilities to the values of the respective vessels. The district court held that the shipowners were entitled to limit their liability and thus stayed...

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