Legal Opinion
Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc. v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided March 17, 1967No. 206-65PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Chief Judge.
In this case, the court is called upon to resolve a jurisdictional issue involving three sets of related variables: two separate supply contracts, both executed between the plaintiff and the Government; two courts, only one of which may retain jurisdiction over plaintiff’s entire claim; and two bodies of law, one relating to the general law of Government contracts, and the other relating to the principles of admiralty.
On February 2, 1961, Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc., a carrier by land and water, was awarded three Army contracts for the transportation of general and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Insurance Co. v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- The Steamer EclipseSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- The AdaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Natasha, Inc. v. Evita Marine Charters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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- Berkshire Fashions, Inc. v. The M.V. Hakusan IICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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