National Distillers & Chemical Corp. v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc.

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this suit for damages to its Pine Street Wharf on the Mississippi River in the City of New Orleans. A cluster of pilings was damaged when two barges being towed by the Tug ANNIE H drifted into the wharf. The defendants are Clifford C. Northon, Jr., and Star Towing Co., Inc., respectively the owner and the *718operator of the Tug ANNIE H, Federal Barge Lines, owner of the barges involved, Travelers Insurance Co., Federal’s liability insurer, and Chotin Transportation Co., Inc., owner of the Tug CHOTIN. Federal Barge Lines and Travelers Insurance Co. filed with their…