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VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION v. MERWIN LIGHTERAGE CO.

Civ. No. 20-1954.

177 F.Supp. 810 (1959)

VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION, Libellant, v. MERWIN LIGHTERAGE CO., Inc., Respondent.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. St. Croix, Frederiksted Jurisdiction.

October 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren H. Young, Christiansted, V. I., with whom Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, were on the brief, for libellant.

William H. D. Cox, of Cox & Bornn, Charlotte Amalie, V. I., for respondent.

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

On August 26, 1952, the S. S. Alcoa Puritan arrived at the port of Frederiksted with cargo shipped by the Department of the Interior, Virgin Islands Corporation, to the consignee, the Virgin Islands Corporation, Christiansted, St. Croix, consisting of one disassembled generator packed in 5 skids, 34 boxes and 12 crates. The port of discharge of the goods from the ship was Frederiksted. Because this port does not have a deep water pier or wharf...

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