ATLANTIC & GULF SHIPPING CO. v. MARINE CONTRACTING & TOWING CO.

No. 5230.

26 F.2d 70 (1928)

ATLANTIC & GULF SHIPPING CO. v. MARINE CONTRACTING & TOWING CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 11, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Morcock, of Miami, Fla., for appellant.

L. S. Julian, of Miami, Fla. (Shutts & Bowen, of Miami, Fla., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.


BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellee filed a libel in rem for the towage of appellant's flat lighter No. 2 from Savannah to Mayport, Fla., at the mouth of the St. Johns river, and derrick lighter No. 1 from Savannah to Miami, claiming $1,500 as the reasonable value of the towage service. Appellant filed an answer denying that the service was of the value claimed, and a cross-libel seeking recovery of about $700 for repairs to lighter No. 2, caused either by a broken-off...

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