VALENTINE WATERWAYS CORPORATION v. TUG CHOPTANK

Nos. 8564, 8618.

260 F.Supp. 210 (1966)

VALENTINE WATERWAYS CORPORATION, Libelant, v. The TUG CHOPTANK, her engines, apparel, tackle, etc., in rem, and Allied Towing Corporation, as Owner and Operator, in personam, Respondents. ALLIED TOWING CORPORATION, Libelant, v. BARGE BA 2012, her tackle, apparel, etc., in rem, and Valentine Waterways Corporation, Owner, in personam, Respondents.

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

November 4, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Robert M. Hughes, III, and Richard I. Gulick, Norfolk, Va., for Valentine Waterways Corp. and Barge BA 2012.

Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Morton H. Clark, Norfolk, Va., for Allied Towing Corporation and Tug Choptank.


MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

These consolidated libels arise from an oral contract of towage entered into between Valentine Waterways Corporation and Allied Towing Corporation, by which Allied (hereafter referred to as respondent) agreed to tow Barge BA 2012 belonging to Valentine (hereafter referred to as libelant) coastwise from New Orleans to New York for an agreed consideration of $12,000.00. During this trip the Barge BA 2012 incurred...

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