Legal Opinion
Atlantic Refining Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 1948No. 149 of 1946, AdmiraltyPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.
The libellant, owner of the M/V Point Breeze, filed this libel to recover a balance of charter hire due for the months of January and February, 1945. The respondent claims, as a set-off, towage services during the month of July, 1944, from Aruba, West Indies, to the Port of New York. The services were made necessary by reason of the fact that the starboard generator of the Point Breeze became disabled en route to Aruba and she could not maintain convoy speed on the home voyage without the assistance of a tug. A tug was provided and with its assistance the Point Breeze…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Edwin I. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United Transp. & Lighterage Co. v. New York & Baltimore Transp. LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910
- Delaware Dredging Co. v. GrahamDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1930
- American Asiatic Co. v. Robert Dollar Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922