Legal Opinion
Crowell & Thurlow S. S. Co. v. Texas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1928No. 5176PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
On November 24,1922, at about 8:45 p. m. the power barge Texaco 147, owned by appellee, collided with the steamship Stephen R. Jones, owned by appellant, in the Mississippi river, some 30 miles below New Orleans. Both vessels were damaged, and a libel and a eross-libel were filed.
The testimony exhibits the conflict usual in collision cases, but it is unnecessary to review it in its entirety. The Jones was ascending the river, coming up under Poverty Point, which is on the east bank, and the Texaco was descending, running close to the west bank. Under the pilot rules the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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