Legal Opinion
United States v. Grain Importers (Eire), Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 25, 1944No. 3992PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States from a final decree of the court below ordering present payment to Grain Importers (Eire), Limited, appellee, of $57,500 out of a fund of $200,000 deposited with the Treasurer of the United States as compensation for the Danish motor vessel Rita Maersk.
*923In brief the facts are as follows: On or about April 1, 1940, the Rita Maersk, owned by Dampskibsselskabet af 1912 Aktieselskabet, a Danish corporation, sailed from Philadelphia bound for Waterford, Eire, with a cargo of corn consigned to and owned by the appellee, Grain Importers…
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- Sitnek v. Fund Deposited with Treasurer of United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1943
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