Legal Opinion
Republic of Mexico v. Hoffman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 5, 1945No. 455PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
The question is whether, in the absence of the adoption of any guiding policy by the Executive branch of the government, the federal courts should recognize the immunity from a suit in rem in admiralty of a merchant vessel solely because it is owned though not possessed by a friendly foreign government.
Respondent, owner and master of the Lottie Carson, an American fishing vessel, filed a libel in rem in the district court for southern California against the Baja California, her engines, machinery, tackle and furniture, for damage alleged to have been caused when the Baja California…
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