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CURTIS BAY TOWING CO. OF VIRGINIA v. THE FAIRWILL

No. 7441.

110 F.Supp. 881 (1952)

CURTIS BAY TOWING CO. OF VIRGINIA, Inc. v. THE FAIRWILL et al. THE HELEN. THE YFN-642.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

On Motion for Equal Division of Responsibility for Damages June 19, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Oast, Jr., Norfolk, Va., proctor for Curtis Bay Towing Co. of Virginia.

Vandeventer, Black & Meredith, Norfolk, Va., proctors for tug Fairwill and W. S. Sanders, her owner.

Charles R. Dalton, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Eastern Dist. of Virginia, Norfolk, Va., Holmes Baldridge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas F. McGovern, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States.

WILKIN, District Judge.

Findings of Fact.

1. Early in the morning—about 10:12 o'clock—on May 12, 1951 the steam tug Helen departed from the face of Pier 4 at Pinners Point on the western side of the Elizabeth River bound for Pier L at Lamberts Point located on the eastern side of the Elizabeth River. The tug Helen had docked the liberty ship Seaglorious, reversed its direction and was proceeding toward Pier L at an angle of about 45 degrees...

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