Legal Opinion
Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc. v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 14, 1947No. 1223PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALEY, District Judge.
The Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., brings this libel in admiralty to recover from the United States of America just compensation for the S.S. “George Washington”, which was declared a constructive total loss by the United States on October 30; 1944, after it was damaged in a collision with another vessel on September 10, 1944.
The United States, as charterer, and the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., as owner entered into a bareboat charter of the S.S. “George Washington” on March 11, 1942. Under the terms of the charter, the United States assumed all maritime and war…
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- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by3 opinions
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