Bolivar County Gravel Company, Inc. v. Thomas Marine Company, in Personam, and M/v J. F. Lamb, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

The plaintiff, Bolivar County Gravel Company, operates a dredge on the Mississippi River. On June 3,1976, a barge broke away from the tow of the M/V J. F. Lamb and collided with the plaintiff’s dredge. As a result of the collision, the dredge lost its anchor and anchor cable. The dredge was inoperable during the ten days it took to make repairs.

The plaintiff sued the M/V J. F. Lamb in rem and its owner, the Thomas Marine Company, in personam. It sought recovery for the cost of repair and replacement and damages for loss of use. On defendants’ motion for partial…