Legal Opinion
Stathos v. Maro
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 27, 1955No. 7633PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, District Judge.
George J. Stathos filed what purports to be a possessory libel against the S.S. Maro, her engines, etc., praying for the appointment of a ship’s agent as trustee to operate the vessel under its existing charter pending determination of the rights of the parties, and for an accounting of all receipts and expenses in connection with the operation of the vessel since May, 1955.
The claimant-respondent, Maria Trading Corporation, denies the jurisdiction of a court of admiralty and the matter is on exceptions to the libel.
The purchase of the Maro, ex Merope, was negotiated…
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