Legal Opinion
Puamier v. BARGE BT 1793
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 20, 1974No. Civ. A. 12-73-N, 14-73-N and 13-73-NPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KELLAM, Chief Judge.
This case involves the sinking of the Tug MICHELE as it was proceeding northward from Miami, Florida, to Richmond, Virginia. At the time it was towing Barge BT 1793, which did not sink but was salvaged undamaged. Wound up in this case are the problems of which of two corporations actually owned the MICHELE, was there any unseaworthiness or negligence involved to allow the injur.ed crewmen and the estates of the deceased crewmen to recover from the responsible parties, and who is liable for the expenses incurred in the eventual salvage operation. The facts…
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