Old Point Fish Co. v. Haywood

109 F.2d 703 (1940)

OLD POINT FISH CO., Inc.,

v.

HAYWOOD et al.

No. 4563.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

February 7, 1940.

J. L. Morewitz, of Newport News, Va. (Morewitz & Morewitz, of Newport News, Va., and R. Arthur Jett, of Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

Henry Bowden, of Norfolk, Va. (Bowden & Winder, of Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellees.

Before PARKER, Circuit Judge, and COLEMAN and CHESNUT, District Judges.

CHESNUT, District Judge.

This case presents an unusual if not novel question of admiralty law. A fishing vessel has been libeled and sold at the instance of lien…