Legal Opinion
Madruga v. Superior Court of Cal., County of San Diego
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 18, 1954No. 35PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
This case for sale of a vessel and partition of the proceeds pursuant to a California statute began in the Superior Court of San Diego, the home port of the vessel. The plaintiffs were eight individuals including Edward, Anthony, and Joseph Madruga. The defendant was Manuel Madruga on whom personal service was had by summons. The defendant owned a 15% interest and the eight plaintiffs owned undivided interests aggregating 85% in a ship certificated under the maritime laws of the United States. The defendant 15% owner challenged the jurisdiction of the San Diego court on the ground that only…
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