Reinold v. United States

HULBERT, District Judge.

Libellant is the beneficiary under a Crew Life and Injury policy of insurance issued by the War Shipping Administration covering the master, officers and crew of the M/V Baltic, which Ernest F. Backus joined at New York in January, 1942, as Chief Officer.

The vessel was at that time under Panamanian regristry, operated by the Panama Transport Company under a time charter to the War Shipping Administration.

When the vessel left New York, it was equipped with guns and small arms manned by a crew of merchantmen. The vessel put into Miami, Fla., in February where it remained…