Pure Oil Co. v. Zigler

WRIGHT, District Judge.

This litigation arises out of a collision in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge on January 29, 1947 when a tow of four loaded oil tank barges operated by the G. B. Zigler Company, being towed down the Mississippi River by two tugs of that company, was struck by a tow consisting of one loaded and one light tank barge belonging to the Pure -Oil Company which were being towed by the M/V Ellen, operated by the Industrial Marine Service, Inc. The litigation was initiated by a libel filed against the G. B. Zigler Company and the Zigler tugs, the Fred B. Zigler and…