Legal Opinion
Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1949No. 5827PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
The Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company, as owner of the American motorship Oregon filed under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 781-799, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a libel in admiralty against the United States, in connection with the sinking of the Oregon after a collision between that vessel and the New Mexico, a battleship of the United States Navy. Intervening libels were filed by E. J. Lavino and Company and by Defense Supplies Corporation, owners of the Oregon’s cargo. The United States filed a cross-libel for the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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