Legal Opinion
Foster v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 1, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, District Judge.
This is an action in admiralty by which libelant seeks to recover against respondents for slander, libel and unlawful imprisonment. The United States excepts to the libel as not stating a cause of action and as not being within the jurisdiction of this Court. Exceptions are overruled except that libelant is directed to restate his claim as to slander.
The respondent, United States of America, was the owner of the MSTS Mission Santa Cruz. The respondent, Tankers Company, Inc., operated the vessel for the government. The respondent, Oscar Chaffee, was the master of the…
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