Legal Opinion
United States v. Apex Fish Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1949No. 12105PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a final decree in admiralty.
A libel in personam was filed under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 742 ct seq., by Apex Fish Company, appellee, against the United States, the appellant, seeking recovery of damages to a shipment of 1358 barrels of mild cured salt herring. The cargo was loaded at Port Wakefield, Alaska, on the Steamship “Denali,” then being operated under bareboat charter to the United States, for delivery to the port of Seattle, Washington. The court awarded damages against the United States in the sum of $18,783.92.
Libelant alleged and…
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