Legal Opinion
Iron City Sand & Gravel Division of McDonough Co. v. West Fork Towing Corp.
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided April 29, 1969No. Civ. A. 1-67-FPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, District Judge:
This is an action in admiralty brought by Iron City Sand & Gravel Division of McDonough Co. (hereinafter referred to as Iron City) against The West Fork Towing Corporation (hereinafter referred to as West Fork Towing) and Anthony J. Pitrolo, administrator of the estate of Paul Pitrolo, deceased, for the value of two barges which sank in the West Fork River on March 5, 1963. Pitrolo was president and principal stockholder of West Fork Towing. Iron City, the owner pro hac vice of the barges, bases its claim on negligence in securing the barges to a landing on the West…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Stone v. EachoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
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