Legal Opinion
Archawski v. Hanioti
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 9, 1956No. 351PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The sole question in the case is whether the cause of action alleged comes within the admiralty jurisdiction of the District Court. The District Court held that this was an action on a maritime contract, within the admiralty jurisdiction, 129 F. Supp. 410. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the suit was in the nature of the old common law indebitatus assumpsit for money had and received, based upon the wrongful withholding of money. 223 F. 2d 406. The case is here on a petition for certiorari which we granted, 350 U. S. 872, because of the seeming conflict of that ruling with Krauss…
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