American President Lines, Ltd. v. United States

CASHIN, District Judge.

Decision on this motion has been withheld in the hope that an authoritative holding in the case of United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp., 80 S.Ct. 1336, would be dispositive thereof. However, the Supreme Court decision just mentioned, and its remand to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, leave the question still in doubt. Libelant has argued that even if the final decision in the American-Foreign Steamship Corp. case is adverse to it, nevertheless, it will prevail on the issue involved herein since the instant case is distinguishable. I have…