Legal Opinion
Transatlantic Financing Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 27, 1966No. 19632PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a voyage charter between Transatlantic Financing Corporation, operator of the SS CHRISTOS, and the United States covering carriage of a full cargo of wheat from a United States Gulf port to a safe port in Iran. The District Court dismissed a libel filed by Transatlantic against the United States for costs attributable to the ship’s diversion from the normal sea route caused by the closing of the Suez Canal. We affirm.
On July 26, 1956, the Government of Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal Company and took over operation of the Canal. On…
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