Legal Opinion
United States v. Cia. Naviera Continental S.A.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 31, 1959PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The respondent, a Panamanian corporation, sometimes hereafter referred to as Continental, moves to dismiss the libel and to vacate an attachment of its vessel on two grounds: (1) that respondent could have been “found” within this district, and therefore there was no basis for a foreign attachment under Rule 2 of the Admiralty Rules, promulgated by the Supreme Court; and (2) that the libel, pursuant to which the attachment was made, was time-barred on its face.
The controversy centers about a shipment of manganese ore from Brazil to the United States which was being…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Robertson v. Railroad Labor BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Atkins v. Disintegrating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1874
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