Legal Opinion
Compania Espanola De Navegacion Maritima, S. A. v. Crespo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 6, 1939No. 208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The libellant, a Spanish corporation, filed a possessory libel against the Steamship Navemar in rem, and against five members of the crew of that vessel in per-sonam, alleging that libellant had been wrongfully deprived of possession of the vessel by those members of her crew. A decree by default was entered on December 14, 1936. The Consul General of Spain in New York sought on behalf of the Spanish Ambassador to open the default and vacate the decree and filed a suggestion alleging that the court had no jurisdiction because the Navemar was the property of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Oetjen v. Central Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. BelmontSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Cunard Steamship Co. v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Hebe Co. v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Compania Espanola De Navegacion Maritima, SA v. the NavemarSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by1 opinion
- The NavemarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939