Legal Opinion
Oberfest v. Cargo Ships & Tankers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 6, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 6123PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
The primary issue in this case is whether a complaint, seeking the recovery by an assignee of brokerage commissions under a contract providing for the conversion of certain vessels and further providing for the payment of brokerage commissions, is cognizable in admiralty. Under a clause of foreign attachment, one of the defendant’s vessels was arrested, a claim was filed by the master, and presumably a bond or letter of undertaking was furnished.
The facts are not in dispute. On August 2, 1961, a contract was entered into between Progressive Steamship…
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- The ThamesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1881
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- Kayfetz v. WalkerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975