Supreme Court of Virginia June 15, 1933 (Edwards Co. v. Deihl)

Holt, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case Robert D. Deihl, master of a fishing steamer, has recovered a judgment against Edwards Company, Incorporated, in damages for breach of contract.

Menhaden is a fish not fit for food but valuable for its oil and for certain by-products, and is caught in vast quantities along the Atlantic littoral and in contiguous bays.