Legal Opinion
Isthmian Steamship Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 4, 1956PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty by Isthmian Steamship Company as bareboat charterer of 35 government-owned freight steamers. Libelant seeks to recover a total of $292,146.13 expended by it for repairs on the vessels and for which the United States is alleged to be liable under terms of the charters. The Government has filed exceptions and exceptive allegations on the ground that the claims are barred by the two-year statute of limitations of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 745. Libelant has moved for leave to file an amended libel.
All of the claims except those…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Alcoa Steamship Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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