Legal Opinion
Galef v. United States
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided March 29, 1928No. 866PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALE, District Judge.
This libel is brought against the United States of America under the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act of March 9, 1920 (41 Stat. 525 [46 USCA §§ 741-752; Comp. St. §§ 1251-¼-1251¼l]). The libelant, an American citizen, had a cargo of firearms on board the lighter No. 12071, a German harbor vessel. On October 1, 1921, in the harbor of Hamburg, Germany, the lighter was sunk and the cargo damaged by coming into collision with the steamship Magmeric, a Shipping Board vessel.
The libel was filed in this court on June 27, 1923. On August 22, 1923, the United States filed…
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