In Re Wood's Petition

DUNCAN, Chief Judge.

This is a suit in Admiralty under the provisions of 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 183-189, by the trustees of the Loc-Wood Boat & Motors, Inc., of Lake Ozark, Missouri, the owner of a sight-seeing vessel known as the Grand Glaize for exoneration from liability, or, in the alternative, for limitation of liability to the value of the vessel, as a result of the overturning and capsizing of said vessel on the Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell Dam on May 28, 1954.

The petition was filed in this court pursuant to Rules 51 and 54, Rules of Practice in Admiralty and Maritime cases promulgated by…