Legal Opinion
United States v. Brown
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 1928PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■ Andrews, J.
This action is brought in our courts by the United States to recover an overpayment claimed to have been made by it in 1918, to the defendant, as charter hire, upon a certain charter party. A warrant of attachment has been set aside solely upon the ground that upon their face the moving papers show that the claim is barred by our Statute of Limitations. This is the one question for our consideration.
In 1916 this country was confronted with a crisis. There were disputes with Great Britain. There were disputes with the German Empire. At sqme time in some way it became probable that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Belknap v. SchildSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Eastern Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. BeebeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Skinner & Eddy CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1928
- Russell Wheel & Foundry Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929
- Swiss Bank Corp. v. EatessamiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Shea v. Export Steamship Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Norton v. Southern Railway Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1930
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