Legal Opinion
Standard Steamship Co. v. United States
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 1, 1954No. 1705PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, Chief Judge.
Libellant and cross-respondent, Standard Steamship Co., Ltd., moves to vacate a notice by respondent and cross-libellant of taking the examination of a witness, Christoforas Catsambis, for purposes of “discovery”. On October 27, 28, Catsambis was examined by the Government de bene esse as a witness. The Government throughout its brief refers to Catsambis as a party. In its notice of the examination for deposition it is clear Catsambis was to be examined as a witness. The sole inquiry on the present motion presents the question whether a party in admiralty, without a court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dowling v. Isthmian S.S. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Mercado v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Mulligan v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1949
- Brown v. Isthmian Steamship Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
3Cited by4 opinions
- Miner v. AtlassSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Prudential Steamship Corp. v. Curtis Bay Towing Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1957
- Standard Steamship Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1954
- Miner v. AtlassSupreme Court of the United States · 1960