Legal Opinion
United States v. The Lake George
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 24, 1955No. 11451PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
The United States filed a libel in admiralty seeking the forfeiture of the tanker “Lake George”. Four separate causes were asserted in support of the relief requested, three based upon alleged violations of ship registry laws1 and the fourth upon alleged violation of the Shipping Act of 1916,2 as amended. In a broad sense, the least common denominator of the four “causes of forfeiture” is the misrepresentation of facts relating to the true ownership interests in the tanker. The United States Petroleum Carriers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, claimant of the tanker,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. River Rouge Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Alltmont v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Schoenamsgruber v. Hamburg American LineSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Bendix Aviation Corp. v. GlassCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Kevin Wingerter v. Chester Quarry CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Kingstate Oil v. M/V Green StarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Petroleos Mexicanos Refinacion v. M/t King a (Ex-Tbilisi), Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., in Rem by King David Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company v. Petroleum Barge Company, Inc., and R. v. Warner, D/B/A R. v. Warner Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Edward J. Miskiewicz, T/a Maryland Marina, George P. Kopack, George Matthews and Lee O. Akers v. Ronald H. Goodman, of Yacht Md 1539 BbCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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