Eagle Oil Transport Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. label by the Eagle Oil Transport Company, Limited, as owner of the British steamship San Tirso, against the United States, as owner of the United States steamship Pocahontas, heard with the following libels: By the Almirante Steamship Corporation, as owner of the steamship Almirante, against the United States, as owner of the steamship Hisko; by the A. A. Wire Company, Inc., as owner of cargo on board the steamship Almirante, against the United States, as owner…
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In Admiralty. label by the Eagle Oil Transport Company, Limited, as owner of the British steamship San Tirso, against the United States, as owner of the United States steamship Pocahontas, heard with the following libels: By the Almirante Steamship Corporation, as owner of the steamship Almirante, against the United States, as owner of the steamship Hisko; by the A. A. Wire Company, Inc., as owner of cargo on board the steamship Almirante, against the United States, as owner of the steamship Hisko; by Marcelino E. Conle, trading under the firm name of Marcelino E. Conle & Co., as owner of…
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
In each of the above cases the United States has filed a suggestion. This is a motion whereby it is prayed that the court quash process issued herein and dismiss the libel, with costs, on the ground that the court is without jurisdiction. The claim is that each vessel is not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, because of the rule as to immunity from suit ,of a sovereign. It is said, because the subject-matter is not within the jurisdiction of the court, a suit in rem cannot be maintained because a maritime lien does not exist against a public vessel. The cause of…
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