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UNITED STATES v. NEPTUNE LINE

No. 2456.

12 F.2d 568 (1926)

UNITED STATES v. NEPTUNE LINE, Inc., et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

April 14, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. H. Rumble, Sp. Asst. in Admiralty to U. S. Atty., of Norfolk, Va. (Paul W. Kear, U. S. Atty., of Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for the United States.

John W. Eggleston and John W. Oast, Jr., both of Norfolk, Va. (Foley & Martin and Burlingham, Veeder, Masten & Fearey, all of New York City, Hughes, Vandeventer & Eggleston, of Norfolk, Va., and Van Vechten Veeder, of New York City, on the brief), for appellees.

Before WADDILL and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and McDOWELL, District Judge.

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal in admiralty from a decree against the United States, as owner of the steamship Fort Logan, for damages done by that vessel in a collision with the barge Sea King. A libel in personam was filed against the United States under the "Suits in Admiralty" Act of March 9, 1920 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, §§ 1251¼-1251¼l) and the sole question involved is the extent of the liability of the United States...

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