Iordanis Anastasiadis v. S.S. Little John

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal in admiralty was prosecuted from an order of the District Court which in pertinent part reads:

“It is therefore Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed by the Court that this action will be stayed one hundred and twenty days from January 27, 1964, in order to give libellant the opportunity to institute an action in a forum having jurisdiction, whereupon this court will enter its order declining jurisdiction and dismissing• this cause without prejudice.

“Signed and entered this 21 day of February, 1964.” (Emphasis added)

Despite the compelling arguments of both parties, we…