Legal Opinion
United States v. Worthington, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1941No. 9574PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought a libel against the vessel Fisherman II, seeking to have the vessel forfeited to the United States for violation of Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 60, § 4189, R.S. From a decree of the District Court dismissing the libel, the United States appeals.
The Fisherman II was built in 1921 in Keil, Germany. In July, 1939, a certificate of registry from the United States was obtained for the vessel, which certificate of registry contains the following language: “Admitted to American Registry under R. S. § 4132, as amended by Section 5, of the Panama Canal Act and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Machado v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1927
- Sloop Active v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
- Rederiaktiebolaget Nordstjernen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
3Cited by3 opinions
- American Maritime Ass'n v. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- American Maritime Association v. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- United States v. FlechasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942