Legal Opinion
Joseph W. Nolan v. Leo Jensen
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1959No. 7914_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, sustaining a motion to quash service of process, sustaining exceptions to the jurisdiction of the court and dismissing the case.
The case, involving a claim for salvage, was tried on the admiralty side of the court. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply in proceedings in admiralty. Rule 81(a) (1), 28 U.S.C.A. Procedural matters in admiralty are governed by the Federal Admiralty Rules, and matters not therein covered are governed by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Washington-Southern Navigation Co. v. Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Norfolk Southern R. v. ForemanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1917
- Nolan v. JensenDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1959
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Giannakouros v. Oriental Tanker Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1964
- Savas v. John C.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960
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