Levinson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals which reversed a decree of the District Court in favor of Levinson and adverse to Johnson in a suit in .the nature of an interpleader brought against them by the United States to determine their respective rights in a vessel.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals which reversed a decree of the District Court in favor of Levinson and adverse to Johnson in a suit in .the nature of an interpleader brought against them by the United States to determine their respective rights in a vessel. The Secretary of the' Navy, acting under due authority, advertised and offered to sell on July 11, 1919, the steam yacht “ Wadena ”, for cash to the highest bidder, and he was bound by his written offer of sale. The words “ for such price as he shall…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a controversy between the appellant, Levinson, and Johnson, one of the appellees, as to which of the two is entitled to the steam yacht Wadena. The yacht had been taken for the purposes of the late war and subsequently was offered for public sale by the Secretary of the Navy in pursuance of an Executive Order of January 7, *2001919, authorized by the Act of March 3, 1883, c. 141, § 5, 22 Stat. 599. Levinson sent in a bid complying with the terms of the offer, was declared the highest bidder and sent his check for the residue above the required deposit. Thereupon he received a bill of…
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