Gibbs v. United States

■ The SS Gretna Victory, a vessel owned by the United States Government, and documented to engage in foreign or coasting trade, by charter agreement, was being operated by the States Marine Corporation in January of 1948. At that time, the vessel was in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, being placed in readiness to receive a cargo of grain for delivery to certain ports in Belgium and Germany.

The cargo to be placed aboard in Vancouver had been donated by various charitable organizations and individuals for the relief of the people of Europe, and the ensuing voyage of the Gretna Victory…