Fireman's Fund Insurance v. The U. S. Army LST 34

PALMIERI, District Judge.

This is a libel against the United States under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 et seq., for loss and damage to cargo resulting from the alleged negligent stranding of the U. S. Army LST 34 at the Ryukyus Islands in January 1949. Libelant is asserting the claim of its subrogor, Yu Kimteng Construction Corporation, to which it issued its policy of insurance. Yu Kimteng, a Philippine company, entered into a contract with the U. S. Army Purchasing and Contracting Division, to reconstruct an Army hospital on Okinawa. A shipment of hardware and other materials of…