Legal Opinion
Hoiness v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 5, 1947No. 24322 SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ST. SURE, District Judge.
This is a libel in personam primarily against the United States. The War Shipping Administration and American South African Line were treated as nominal parties only. In brief, libelant seeks to recover insurance benefits, damages, wages and maintenance. Each of these claims is stated in a separate cause of action.
In paraphrase the libelant alleges that he is a merchant seaman; that the SS Es-canaba Victory was a vessel owned by the United States and the War Shipping Administration; that it was of United States registry and at all pertinent times was operated,…
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- Blamberg Brothers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hoiness v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Untersinger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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