Newport News Iron Works, Inc. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Suit by the Newport News Iron Works, Inc., against the United States and others, as owners of the American steamship Castlewood.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
This suit was brought under the terms of the Suits in Admiralty Act of March 9, 1920 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, §§ 125134-125to recover the sum of $3,008.-65, a balance of an account for repairs performed by the libelant to the steamship Castlewood at Newport News, Va., in November, 1920. The libel contains two counts. Under the first, the libelant elects to proceed in rem, as if the vessel were privately owned, without prejudice to its right to proceed in personam, and, in the second, it proceeds in personam against the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. CarverSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Toland v. SpragueSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
- The Hattie ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Munson S. S. LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1907
- Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Munson S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
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