Legal Opinion
Ravenscroft v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 1, 1937No. 205PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
A prior action was brought by these libelants against the respondent in the Court of Claims which was tried before it was decided in Johnston et al. v. Fleet Corporation et al., 280 U.S. 320, 50 S.Ct. 118, 74 L.Ed. 451, that the exclusive remedy was under the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U. S.C.A. § 741 et seq.). That suit was dismissed (71 Ct.Cl. 766) for want of jurisdiction though the dismissal was also put on the merits, and the present action was begun pursuant to the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act as amended (46 U.S.C.A. § 745).
On December 31, 1919, the…
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