J. A. Zachariassen & Co. v. United States

This is a congressional reference case. On February 25, 1952, the United States Senate, 82d Cong., 1st Sess., adopted Senate Besolution 34,1 and transmitted a copy thereof, together with a copy of Senate bill 3342 to this court for action pursuant to sections 1492 3 and 25094 of Title 28, United States Code.

Senate bill 334 provided for compensation to the owners of 13 Finnish sailing vessels or to their respective successors, assigns, or heirs, for damages or compensation arising out of the detention of the 13 Finnish vessels in United States ports at Boston and New York between March 18 and…