Legal Opinion
Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 1945No. 279PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This writ brings here for review a libel filed by the petitioner, a Canadian corporation and owner of the steamship Cavelier, against the respondent, the United States Government, to recover, under the provisions of the Public Vessels Act, 1925, 43 Stat. 1112, 1 damages alleged to have been suffered by the Cavelier due to the negligent operation of a public vessel of the United States. The United States District Court dismissed the libel on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action within the Public Vessels Act, 1925, for which the United States had consented to be sued. 2 The…
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3Cited by178 opinions
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