C. G. WILLIS, INCORPORATED v. UNITED STATES

No. 313.

202 F.Supp. 67 (1961)

C. G. WILLIS, INCORPORATED, owner of THE Barge KAY and THE Tug WILLISTON, Libellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, owner of THE FS-219, in personam, Respondent.

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

December 13, 1961


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Robert M. Hughes, III, Norfolk, Va., for petitioner.

C. V. Spratley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va., Harold G. Wilson, Trial Atty., Admiralty and Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for respondent.


WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

By an interlocutory decree dated January 3, 1961, the Court held that the respondent was liable for the damages sustained by libellant as the result of a collision occurring on April 4, 1956. The parties not having agreed upon the damages, an order of reference was entered on February 10, 1961, submitting the matter to a commissioner for the ascertainment of damages. While the inquiry was before the commissioner, a pre-trial conference...

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