STAR TOWING COMPANY v. HARVESTER SUPPLY COMPANY

No. 27969.

421 F.2d 628 (1970)

STAR TOWING COMPANY, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARVESTER SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc., et al., Defendants, Leroy Ray and Curtis Barton, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 3, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Porteous, III, Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

Edwin K. Legnon, James B. Kemp, Jr., Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, DYER and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is a suit in admiralty for towage services performed on the Mississippi River within the State of Louisiana. It was filed against several defendants and there is no dispute that the services were performed. A default judgment was entered against defendants Harvester Supply Company, Inc. and Soden Harris, who were judgment proof, and plaintiff pursued its action against the other two defendants, Ray and Barton.

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