NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO. v. THE PUFFIN

No. 3783-KA.

170 F.Supp. 28 (1959)

NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO., a Delaware corporation, Libelant, v. Oil Screw Called THE PUFFIN o/n 215,085, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture and equipment and Salmon By Products Company, an Alaska corporation, her owner, Respondent, and General Petroleum Corporation, a corporation, Intervenor, and Northern Machine Works & Marine Railways, Inc., an Alaskan corporation, Intervenor, and Edward Allain and Andrew Thompson, Intervenors.

District Court, Alaska, First Division, Ketchikan.

February 4, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. L. Cloudy, of Ziegler, Ziegler & Cloudy, Ketchikan, Alaska, for libelant.

W. C. Stump, of Stump & Bailey, Ketchikan, Alaska, for intervenor General Petroleum Corp.

Floyd O. Davidson, Ketchikan, Alaska, for intervenor Northern Machine Works & Marine Railways, Inc.

Lester O. Gore, of Gore & Jernberg, Ketchikan, Alaska, for Edward Allain and Andrew Thompson, intervenors.


KELLY, District Judge.

Pre-trial hearing held in this case revealed that the libelant was seeking foreclosure of a preferred marine mortgage against the Oil Screw Vessel Puffin, the balance of which mortgage amounted to $14,996.13, which included principal and interest to January 21, 1957, plus interest at 8% from that date, plus $800 attorney fees as provided by the mortgage. The mortgage, based on a promissory note dated May 5, 1954, was executed June 10, 1954,...

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