State Of Oregon v. Tug Go-Getter

468 F.2d 1270 STATE OF OREGON, By and Through its STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, composed of Glenn L. Lackson, Kenneth N. Fridley and David B. Simpson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TUG GO-GETTER, her engines, apparel, equipment, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Petition of SAUSE BROS. OCEAN TOWING CO., Inc., a corporation, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, as the Owner of the Tug Go-Getter, Petitioner, Nos. 25320, 25326 and 25342. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 7, 1972. Rehearing Denied in Nos. 25320 and 25326 Oct. 5, 1972. William F. White (argued), of White, Sutherland & Gilbertson, Portland, Or., Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., Portland, Or., George E. Rohde, Chief Counsel, Salem, Or., Samuel L. Holmes, of Angell, Adams & Holmes, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Johnathan A. Ater (argued), Carl R. Neil, of Lindsay, Nahstoll, Hart, Dafoe & Krause, Portland, Or., Walter H. Evans Jr. (argued), William D. Peek, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. Before CHAMBERS, HAMLEY and MERRILL, Circuit Judges. MERRILL, Circuit Judge: 1 The Coquille River empties into the Pacific Ocean at Bandon, Oregon. Some two miles upriver from Bandon, Bullard…