DAVIS v. THE U. S. DEWEY

No. 227.

137 F.Supp. 557 (1956)

Charles DAVIS, Libelant, v. THE U. S. Oil Screw DEWEY, and Patricia Ann Webb and Frances Louise Webb, t/a Webb-Bunker Company, Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. North Carolina, New Bern Division.

January 24, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claud R. Wheatly, Jr., Beaufort, N. C., for libelant.

George Rountree, Jr., Wilmington, N. C., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for respondents.


GILLIAM, District Judge.

This case arises out of a collision between the oil screw Dewey, a menhaden fishing vessel owned by the respondents, and the shrimp trawler Dixie B owned by the libelant. The collision occurred on the morning of November 12, 1954, in the waters off Cape Lookout, N. C. The libelant and the respondents are citizens and residents of this District. The Dewey is within the District. Respondents admit...

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