Legal Opinion
FitzSimmons v. Jones Towing, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided February 2, 1965No. Civ. A. Nos. 64-467, 64-468PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROOMS, District Judge.
These cases are before the Court on defendant’s motions to quash service. Purported service was procured under Section 199(1) of Title 7, Code of Alabama, 1940 as amended.1
On October 18, 1963, the M/Y Annette Jones and her tow of three empty barges returning from her unloading point at Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Wood River, Illinois, collided with a cabin cruiser owned by Howind FitzSimmons. The collision occurred at Mile 366.6 on the Tennessee River (Guntersville Lake). FitzSimmons and Johnnie C. Hightower lost their lives.
The Annette Jones was completing her third…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Goldlawr, Inc. v. HeimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Hoodye v. Bruusgaard Krosterud Skibs A/S Drammen, Nor.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1961
- Chandler v. G. W. Gladder Towing Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1956
3Cited by2 opinions
- Coleco Industries, Inc. v. Kransco Manufacturing, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- CARTER OIL COMPANY, INC. v. Apex Towing Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981