Legal Opinion
Luckenbach Steamship Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 13, 1962PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, District Judge.
This is a motion by respondent, United States of America, for summary judgment on the ground that the declaratory judgment of non-liability sought by libel-ant is barred by the two-year statute of limitations contained in Section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 745).
The present action was instituted by the filing of a petition in the United States Court of Claims on June 1, 1959, seeking a determination that libelant is not indebted to the United States under U. S. Maritime Commission Charter Contract No. MCc-41908. Thereafter, the Court of Claims, in an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McMahon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- States Marine Corporation of Delaware, Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- American Eastern Corporation v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1954
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