Legal Opinion
Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 19, 1961No. 240-59PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, Judge.
This is an action, under 28 U.S.C. § 1494, for a determination by this court of the amount, if any, due from the plaintiff to the United States in connection with the chartering of a number of Government-owned vessels to the plaintiff during the period from September 24, 1946 to April 23, 1951. 1
The defendant has moved to dismiss the petition on the ground that this court lacks jurisdiction. The defendant says the court does not have jurisdiction because the petition states claims based upon a maritime contract, and such claims are exclusively cognizable in admiralty. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Matson Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Miner v. AtlassSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Sun Oil Co. v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by5 opinions
- John P. King v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Reserve InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Luckenbach Steamship Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- The Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, a Corporation, Plaintiff v. Reserve Insurance Company, C. W. McGrath Inc., a Corporation, Counter-Claimant v. National Indemnity Company, Counter-Defendants, National Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1964