Gormley v. Thompson-Lockhart Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Suit by George W. Gormley against the Thompson-Lockhart Company. Decree for libelant, less amount of set-off.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
The libelant sues to recover a balance of $577.86, with interest from June 17, 1915, under a parol charter party with the respondent for the charter of the tug Helen made on December 31, 1914, to tow respondent’s barges on the. Schuylkill river.
The answer does not deny that the balance claimed for services of the Helen is correct and was earned, but claims a set-off for damage to the respondent’s Tighter No. 6 alleged to have been caused by the negligence of' the master of the Helen. There was a dispute between the parties as to the terms of the charter party, the…
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- The SyracuseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1883
- The BritanniaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1906
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