P. C. PFEIFFER COMPANY v. THE PACIFIC STAR

No. 8061.

183 F.Supp. 932 (1960)

P. C. PFEIFFER COMPANY, Inc., Libellant, v. THE Steamship PACIFIC STAR, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., and Compass Steamship Corporation and World Tramping Agencies, Inc., Respondents.

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

May 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. S. Colby, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for Government, petitioner.

Baird, Crenshaw & Lanning, F. N. Crenshaw, Norfolk, Va., for P. C. Pfeiffer Co., Inc.

Devany & Redfern, W. L. Devany, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for crewmen.

Vandeventer, Black & Meredith, J. A. Gawrys, Norfolk, Va., for Marine Midland Trust Co., intervenor.

Howell, Anninos & Daugherty, Henry E. Howell, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for crewmen.


WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Court.

Following the arrest of the SS Pacific Star at the instance of various maritime lienors, including the claims of crewmen serving aboard the vessel at the time of its attachment, the Pacific Star was sold pursuant to an order of Court. Thereafter, the Court distributed certain costs and entered an order directing the payment of net wages stipulated to be due and owing former crewmen as preferred lienors. Proctors for the crewmen...

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