Legal Opinion
United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 27, 1959No. 285PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The principal question presented in this case is whether in an action under, the Suits in Admiralty Act, 41 Stat. 525, as amended, 46 U. S. C. § 741 et seq., the United States may defend by pleading against the libelant a claim arising out of an unrelated transaction.
In 1953, the S. S. Steelworker>. a ship belonging to the respondent, Isthmian Steamship Company (“Isthmian”), carried certain cargo for the United States. Isthmian submitted a bill of $116,511.44 for this service. The United States paid $1,307.68 but withheld the remaining $115,203.76. This sum was said to have been applied to an…
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