United States v. Levinson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Bill of interpleader by the United States against Morris Levinson and S. Harry Johnson. From the decree the United States and Johnson appeal. Appeal by United States dismissed.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
Section 5 of the act of March 3, 1883 (Comp. St. § 2787), relating to the sale of vessels stricken from the navy register, requires an appraisal to be made and advertisement for sealed proposals; the vessel to be sold to the highest bidder above the appraised value, unless the President of the United States shall otherwise direct in writing. January 7, 1919, the President directed that all vessels purchased or commandeered by the government during the war between the United States and Germany be appraised and sold to the former owners at the appraised values, and that if…
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