Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. National Oil Transport Co.

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

In October, 1920, the National Oil Trans^ port Company chartered the steam tug Barryton, owned by the Unit*41ed States from the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. The charter party was for 60 days, and authorized the use of the tug in towing-the charterer’s oil barge Bolikow between Tampico, Mexico, and GalVeston. The charter party provided that the charterer should pay for all fuel, and that the tug’s master, although appointed by the owner, should be under the charterer’s orders and directions “as regards employment, agency, or other arrangements.”

The…