MOON ENGINEERING COMPANY v. THE S.S. VALIANT POWER

No. 523.

193 F.Supp. 460 (1960)

MOON ENGINEERING COMPANY, Inc., Libellant, v. THE S.S. VALIANT POWER et al., Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Newport News Division.

December 28, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jett, Sykes & Coupland, Norfolk, Va., for Moon Engineering Co., Inc., et al.

Baird, Crenshaw & Lanning, Norfolk, Va., for V. Farboil Company et al.

David H. Batchelder, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for Société Algerienne Des Petrols Mory.

Ferguson, Yates & Stephens, Newport News, Va., for Seattle Packing Company, etc.

Kanter & Kanter, Norfolk, Va., for Porter Mechanical Co., Inc.

Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, Va., for Bailey Refrigeration of Baltimore, Inc., et al.

Fine, Fine, Legum & Schwan, Norfolk, Va., for Ange M. Panagopoulos.

Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Norfolk, Va., for Coal Export Corp. et al.

Howell, Anninos & Daugherty, Norfolk, Va., for Mildred Kollough, Admx, etc., et al.

Steingold, Steingold, Chovitz & Boyce, Norfolk, Va., for Mackay Radio & Tel. Co., Inc.

Amato, Babalas, Breit & Cohen, Norfolk, Va., for John Houmis, etc.

Burt M. Morewitz, Newport News, Va., for Norman Compton.

Devany & Redfern, Norfolk, Va., for Joseph Kissel et al.


WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.

In the preliminary stages of this proceeding certain questions have arisen with respect to alleged preferential payments from the proceeds of the sale of the SS Valiant Power.

The vessel was arrested by the United States Marshal on December 31, 1959, while docked at the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ore pier at Newport News, Virginia. After completion of discharge activities, it became necessary to remove the vessel from her...

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