New Orleans Stevedoring Co. v. United States

Per Curiam :

This case was referred to Trial Commissioner Mastín G. White pursuant to an order of the court of October 27, 1967, “for the limited and sole purpose of ascertaining and reporting to the court the subsidiary facts and the trial commissioner’s ultimate finding as to whether the contracts upon which plaintiff’s claims are based are maritime in nature and not within the jurisdiction of this court”. The Commissioner has done so in an opinion and report filed on June 7,1968. Neither the plaintiff nor the defendant has filed exceptions or briefs to the Commissioner’s opinion and report…