Legal Opinion
Ayres Marine Service, Inc. v. W. Horace Williams Co., Inc. The Wakulla
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1954No. 14546_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal in admiralty is from an interlocutory decree of the District Court determining the rights and liabilities of the parties under a verbal contract in which Ayers Marine Service, Inc., agreed to furnish the Tug Wakulla to tow three barges of W. Horace Williams Company, Inc., from New Orleans to Port Aransas, Texas.
Libelant W. Horace Williams Company, Inc., the owner of the three barges hereinafter mentioned, instituted this action against respondent Ayers Marine Service, Inc., and the Tug Wakulla to recover the cost of repairs to the forward anchor winch 1 on…
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