Luckenbach S. S. Co. v. Central Argentine Co.

LEARNED HAND, ’District Judge.

The first case comes

up upon a reargument, which I ordered after sustaining the exception to jurisdiction. It was occasioned by further reflection, induced by the argument of the second case. I remain of the same opinion as then as to the necessity of some maritime contract, when the respondent seeks to implead a third party, between whom and the libelant no direct relation exists. The point which I did not consider at the time was that the libelant could have sued the party impleaded directly in the admiralty under the charter party. That being the case, the…