Legal Opinion
British Transport Commission v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 10, 1957No. 247PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The British Transport Commission, owner of the overnight ferry, Duke of York, questions the power of a District Court sitting in an admiralty limitation proceeding to permit the parties to cross-claim against each other for damages arising out of the same maritime collision. The United States, as owner of the U. S. N. S. Haiti Victory, had filed the original proceeding in which the Commission along with others filed claims. While the proceeding was pending some of the claimants against the Haiti filed cross-claims against the Duke and, in addition, the United States asserted a “set-off” and…
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