Legal Opinion
Cleary Bros. v. Christie Scow Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1952No. 18722PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAYFIEL, District Judge.
This is a motion by the respondent Christie Scow Corporation to dismiss the exceptions filed by the United States of America to the petition impleading it.
The libelant sues for damages sustained by its scow Cleary Bros. No. 78. The libel alleges that the scow was chartered to the respondent on May 8, 1946, and was returned on June 5, 1946, in a damaged condition. The libel was filed on February 17, 1948. On March 24, 1948, Christie, the respondent, filed its answer to the libel and petitioned the court for leave to implead the American President Lines, Ltd., its…
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- Roeben v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1953
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