American President Lines, Ltd. v. United States

WEIGEL, District Judge.

These cases involve a bareboat charter under which American President Lines, Ltd. (hereafter “APL”) commercially operated numerous Government owned cargo vessels during the years 1946-1955. APL alleges that the charter provided for illegally excessive rates of hire based on erroneous interpretations of pertinent statutes by the United States Maritime Commission and its successor agency, the Maritime Administration (hereafter sometimes collectively referred to as “Maritime”). APL accordingly seeks a declaratory judgment of its nonliability to the Government’s demand for…