Middleton & Co. v. United States
District Court, D. South Carolina
In Admiralty. Suit by Middleton & Co., for themselves and as agents for the Teikoku Menkwa Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese corporation, against the United States. On motion to dismiss libel for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
The libel in this case was filed in this court on the 25th of February, 1921, by Middleton & Co., for themselves and as agents for and on behalf of Teikoku Menkwa Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese corporation. The answer has been filed to the libel, and a motion has now been made, on behalf of the United States, upon the .face of the libel and answer and the statements in the affidavit of Charles F. Middleton, filed May 18; 1921, styled “Jurisdictional Question Supporting Affidavit,” to dismiss the libel for want of jurisdiction.
The libel is filed under the terms of the act…
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