Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States
District Court, S.D. California
Decided February 17, 1945No. 3490-BHPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, District Judge.
This is a proceeding in admiralty wherein libelant seeks damages under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 741-752, for the commingling of part of a cargo of gasoline and Diesel oil shipped on the tanker “Egg Harbor,” a vessel owned and operated by the United States of America, by and through the War Shipping Administration.
This case presents two broad questions of law, namely:
1. Does the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act apply to the shipment involved?
2. Did the. War Shipping Administration exceed its power in executing a charter party wherein it created a…
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