Levinson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals which reversed a decree of the District Court in favor of Levinson and adverse to Johnson in a suit in .the nature of an interpleader brought against them by the United States to determine their respective rights in a vessel.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals which reversed a decree of the District Court in favor of Levinson and adverse to Johnson in a suit in .the nature of an interpleader brought against them by the United States to determine their respective rights in a vessel. The Secretary of the' Navy, acting under due authority, advertised and offered to sell on July 11, 1919, the steam yacht “ Wadena ”, for cash to the highest bidder, and he was bound by his written offer of sale. The words “ for such price as he shall…
1Opinion of the Court 1
258 U.S. 198 (1922)
LEVINSON
v.
UNITED STATES ET AL.
No. 145.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued March 3, 1922.
Decided March 13, 1922.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.
Mr. John A. McManus for appellant.
Mr. Henry Amerman for Johnson, appellee.
Mr. Solicitor General Beck and Mr. Blackburn Esterline, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, by leave of court, filed a brief on behalf of the United States, as amici curiae.
2Opinion of the Court · HolmesJustice Holmes
This is a controversy between the appellant, Levinson, and Johnson, one of the appellees, as to which of the two is entitled to the steam yacht…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited4 opinions
- McGowan v. ParishSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Hatch v. Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Levinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920