The Pure Oil Company v. Union Barge Line Corporation

SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The appellant, The Pure Oil Company, owner of the Motor Vessel R. H. McEl-roy, filed this libel in rem and in per-sonam against the tow boat Pennsylvania and its owner, the Union Barge Line Corporation, to recover damages in the amount of $7,642 arising out of a collision between the McElroy and the Pennsylvania on the Ohio River. The Union Barge Line Corporation filed an answer denying liability and a cross-libel against the McElroy and The Pure Oil Company for its damages in the amount of $24,566.82. The District Judge dismissed the libel and ordered…