Legal Opinion
The Newton Bay
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 16, 1928PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INCH, District Judge.
The libelant
seeks a decree pursuant to section 584 of the Tariff Law 1922 (19 USCA, $ 486), against the steamship Newton Bay, as well as against her cargo. The owner of the steamship appeared in the suit and claimed her. An alleged owner appeared for the cargo. The ease was tried and the following facts were established:
On the 2d of December, 1927, a member of the crew of the United States Coast Guard cutter Gresham observed the British steamship Newton Bay, lying at anchor, about 8% miles off the Long Island shore. The Newton Bay is a ship of British registry, of the…
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