GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSP. CORP. v. THE PATRICIA CHOTIN

No. 1576.

120 F.Supp. 246 (1954)

GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSP. CORP. v. THE PATRICIA CHOTIN et al.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

April 9, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terriberry, Young, Rault & Carroll, Andrew R. Martinez and Benjamin W. Yancey, New Orleans, La., for libelant.

Jones, Walker & Waechter, A. J. Waechter, Jr., New Orleans, La., for respondent.


WRIGHT, District Judge.

This is an action to recover for damages to two pile clusters at the libelant's dock in the Houston Ship Channel caused by the Tug Patricia Chotin and her tow. The damage took place on December 8, 1946. This libel was not filed until December 7, 1948, and respondent has incorporated a plea of laches in its answer to this libel. The issues of fact and law having come on to be heard on the pleadings and proofs of the parties, and due deliberation...

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