American Stevedores, Inc. v. Trajan

BYERS, District Judge.

The claimant has filed exceptions and exceptive allegations to a libel against the Norwegian S/S Trajan, to recover for stevedore services rendered under contract with the charterer of the ship.

The matters so presented fall within local Admiralty Rule 21 and the cause is therefore appropriate for disposition as therein contemplated. There is no apparent dispute as to the facts, but argument is made concerning the legal effect to be attributed to them. In other words, if the cause were to proceed to a hearing, the following would emerge as the ultimate facts:

A. The ship…