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TREAKLE v. POCAHONTAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Nos. 8523, 8531.

273 F.Supp. 608 (1967)

Thomas W. TREAKLE, Jr., et al., Libelants, v. POCAHONTAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, in personam and the STEAMSHIP CONSOLIDATION COAL, in rem, Respondents; Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Perry Towing Corporation, and Coal Terminal Towing Corporation, Impleaded Respondents. Thomas W. TREAKLE, Jr., et al., Libelants, v. MARINE COAL TRANSPORT CORPORATION, in personam, and the SS MARINE ELECTRIC, in rem, Respondents; Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Perry Towing Corporation, and Coal Terminal Towing Corporation, Impleaded Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

October 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Howell, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for libelants.

Joseph L. Kelly, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for N&W.

Charles R. Dalton, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for Pocahontas and Marine Coal.

Hugh S. Meredith, Norfolk, Va., for Coal Terminal.

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

MEMORANDUM

These consolidated actions, standing on exceptive allegations to the libels (final action on which will determine the merits), raise rather novel questions in the admiralty field.

The various libelants were, during all pertinent times,1 pilots2 of tug boats owned and operated by Perry Towing Company and Coal Terminal Towing Corporation. The tugs were...

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