Newport Offshore, Ltd. v. Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc. (In re Newport Offshore, Ltd.)

DECISION

ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

Heard on May 9, 1986 on the complaint of Newport Offshore, Ltd. (NOL) to recover $8,950 from Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc. (BFT) for $1,200 for repair work allegedly performed by the debtor on one of defendant’s barges, and towing charges of $7,750. See Plaintiff’s Exhibits A, D, E.

After a lengthy hearing, at which most of the testimony was conflicting and in sharp disagreement, and based on the credible testimony and the documentary evidence of record, we make the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:1

1. Prior to March 1985,…