Legal Opinion
Walter G. Hougland, Inc. v. Muscovalley. The Walter G. Hougland. The J W S
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1950No. 11145_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
A final decree for-damages was entered below in 'favor of the libellant owner .of the Tugboat J W S, which was sunk in the Mississippi River as a result, as found by the district court, of the negligent navigation of the pilot of a towing motor vessel, the Walter G. Hougland.
The district judge filed a carefully prepared memorandum, including the findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of his decision, from which it appears that The Hougland was negligent in exposing the “little boat” J W S (which was attached to the starboard side of the aft barge in the tow…
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