THE HANOVER

No. 125 of 1924.

6 F.2d 335 (1925)

THE HANOVER. NICHIZUI TRADING CO., Limited, v. UNITED STATES et al.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 2, 1925.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Biddle, Paul, Dawson & Yocum, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Bigham, Englar & Jones, of New York City (Howard Yocum, of Philadelphia, Pa., and T. Catesby Jones, of New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

J. Frank Staley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Clinton M. Hester, Admiralty Atty. United States Shipping Board, of Washington, D. C. (George W. Coles, U. S. Atty., of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for the United States.

Rawle & Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Haight, Smith, Griffin & Deming, of New York City (John W. Griffin, of New York City, and Joseph Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for impleaded respondent.


THOMPSON, District Judge.

This suit was brought against the United States under the Act of March 9, 1920 (U. S. Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, §§ 1251¼-1251¼l) as if in rem. The United States, by petition under the fifty-sixth admiralty rule, has attempted to implead the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and has caused process to be served upon Norton Lilly & Co. as alleged agents for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at the place of business...

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