Legal Opinion
Joseph Amella and William Boethin v. United States v. Arthur v. Greco, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. 83-2192, 83-2211PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
When the United States is sued in admiralty, the libelant must “forthwith serve a copy of his libel on the United States attorney for [the appropriate] district and mail a copy thereof by registered mail to the Attorney General of the United States.” (Emphasis added.) 46 U.S.C. § 742. Lawyers unfamiliar with the ways of admiralty or careless on their watch will encounter this statute as a hidden reef that can be a jurisdictional bar to an otherwise meritorious suit. Once more we are called upon to interpret the operative statutory word “forthwith.”
In the case before us,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- James Battaglia, Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Vitoratos v. WalshSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ashland v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- CITY OF NEW YORK v. McALLISTER BROTHERS, INC.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Anne Kenyon and Charles Kenyon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Watts v. PinckneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Precision Specialty Metals, Inc. v. United States, and Mikki Graves Walser, Sanctioned Party-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Jones & Laughlin Steel, Inc. v. Mon River Towing, Inc. And United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Sklodowski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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