States Marine Lines, Inc. v. George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury

TURK, District Judge.

This case concerns the amenability to suit of certain federal officers allegedly responsible for consequential damages resulting from the seizure of plaintiff’s property. The District Court concluded that the action could not be maintained because it is in substance an action against the United States and thus barred by its sovereign immunity. We vacate the dismissal order and remand the case for further proceedings.

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The facts as set forth in plaintiff’s complaint and not here disputed by defendants are as follows: The freighter SS Mani which had been chartered by the…