Legal Opinion
Greene v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 12, 1952PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The libel in this suit for salvage was filed by Captain Leonard J. Greene, master of the SS William Meredith on behalf of himself and her crew members and officers, all of whom were designated as co-libeliants.
The Captain died during the pendency of this suit. The present motion is to substitute William Kimes, the Chief Second Mate, who was second in command, in his stead as libellant both in his own behalf and for the other crew members.1
The Government opposes the motion on the grounds that (1) the crew members have not authorized Kimes to act as their representative…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The CamancheSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Knowles v. War Damage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- The FlottbekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kimes v. United States the William M. MeredithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Saint Paul Marine Transportation Corp. v. Cerro Sales Corp.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1971