Hunt Tool Co. v. Southern Towing & Salvage Co.

RUBIN, District Judge:

This is an old law suit, which, when finally reached for trial, was heard in relatively short time. Good briefs have been promptly filed by each party.

Hunt Tool Company (“Hunt”) seeks to recover for repairs made to the M/V CROWN POINT at the request of Southern Towing & Salvage Co., Inc. (“Southern”). The M/V CROWN POINT was owned by McClanahan River Company and was under bareboat charter to Southern. The repairs were required in large part when it struck a submerged object and sank near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The vessel was thereafter raised and brought to New…