Legal Opinion
Norkin v. S/T The Sister Katingo
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 1, 1962No. 4686PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, District Judge.
Petitioners, owners of waterfront properties in New Haven harbor alleged’ to have been damaged by the S/T Sister Katingo’s discharge of a cargo of fuel oil, move to intervene in this proceeding pursuant to Admiralty Rule 34, 28 U.S. C.A.
The question presented is whether, two-months after a surety bond was posted in the original action by the owner of the vessel for its release which thereupon-left the custody of the United States-Marshal, new parties may intervene aslibelants asserting essentially the same-cause of action as the original libelants. The Court holds this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The BeaconsfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The ShreveportDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1930
- Griswold v. The T. W. SnookDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1892
3Cited by3 opinions
- Overstreet v. Water Vessel NorkongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Overstreet v. The Water Vessel "Norkong"District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1982
- Overstreet v. Water VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983