Société Napthés Transports v. Bisso Towboat Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Suit in admiralty for collision by the Société Napthés Transports against the towboat W. A. Bisso, the Bisso Towboat Company, claimant, and the steamship Crown of Galicia, the Crown Steamship Company, Limited/ claimant. From a decree canceling bond given for release of the Bisso, libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
It appears .that, while the towboat W. A. Bisso was proceeding up the Mississippi river with the steamship 'Crown of Galicia in tow, the motorship Motrocine, descending the river, ran into the Crown of Galicia, and herself sustained material damage. Thereafter a libel was filed by the owners of the Motrocine, against both the steamship Crown of Galicia and the towboat W. A. Bisso, charging both of these vessels with fault in this collision, and seeking to recover damages. In due time each of the libeled vessels was bonded out, but it does not appear that there was any…
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