Marine Transport Lines Inc. v. United States

This case involves claims arising out of the lease of certain vessels by the defendant to plaintiffs under the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 41; 50 U. S. C. App. 1735 et seq. The case is before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment, based on lack of jurisdiction in this court.

Plaintiffs’ petition asserts four causes of action. The first of these is identical with the cause of action asserted in the case of Smith-Johnson Steamship Corp. v. The United States, et al., ante, p. 869. For reasons therein stated it is our opinion that this court has jurisdiction over the…