Legal Opinion
American Mail Line, Ltd. v. United States
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided December 19, 1962No. 16231, 16218, 16233PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEKS, District Judge.
The captioned cases, arising out of the aftermath of World War II, have been consolidated for purposes of trial as to their common issues. There are issues involved in Griffiths and in Olympic which are not common to all and such issues have been reserved for determination at a future date. The libels in each case, brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq., sound in quasi contract and seek the return of so-called additional charter hire alleged to have been illegally exacted from libelants (charterers) in violation of Section 709(a), Merchant…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Osbourne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, Libelants-Appellants v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
- John P. King v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Downingtown Industrial & Agricultural School v. Pa. Dept. of Education (In Re Downingtown Industrial & Agricultural School)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Murphy v. Zoning Commission of the Town of New MilfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2003
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