Legal Opinion
American Hawaiian Ventures, Inc. v. Latuharhary
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 2, 1966No. Civ. A. 576-65PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOLAHAN, District Judge:
This is a libel in admiralty brought by American Hawaiian Ventures, Inc., (Hawaiian) against Djakarta Lloyd Lines 1 (Djakarta) as respondent in personam and against the motor vessel M. J. V. Latuharhary, as respondent in rem, Hawaiian seeks damages for an alleged tortious conversion.
The gravamen of the libel is that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia by virtue of its actions during 1959 wrongfully confiscated rubber plantations and related property of the libelant situated in and about the Island of Sumatra. It is further alleged that Djakarta is a…
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