Legal Opinion
Basic Boats, Inc. Ex Rel. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 11, 1972No. Civ. A. C. 364-69-NPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
This action was commenced by Basic Boats, Inc., suing by its insurance carrier, for damages allegedly caused to the sailing yacht CONJUR MAN. The United States is a proper party defendant having consented to be sued by virtue of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A., §§ 741-752, and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A., §§ 781-790. The defendant asserts a claim for salvage by way of recoupment, the propriety of which was previously decided by this court. See Basic Boats, Inc. v. United States, 311 F.Supp. 596 (E.D.Va., 1970).
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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