Legal Opinion
Isthmian Steamship Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 16, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Chief Judge.
We have at one trial tried by consent these two suits filed in the Admiralty; common questions of law are presented.
The suits have been brought to recover sums deducted by the Government from freight and demurrage charges earned by libelants for the transportation of Government goods. The parties stipulated in a pretrial order entered on May 16, 1960 that the issues to be tried were:
1. Whether libelants’ claims for unpaid freights are time barred by the two year limitation of Section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 745), and
2. If they are not so barred,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Finn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Archawski v. HaniotiSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Alcoa Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Northern Metal Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- United States v. S. S. MormactealDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962