PETERSON v. UNITED STATES

Adm. 148-59, Civ. 24-29.

80 F.Supp. 84 (1947)

PETERSON v. UNITED STATES. PETERSON v. LUCKENBACH S. S. CO., Inc.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

August 5, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Rothbard, of Brooklyn, N. Y. (Russell C. Gay, of New York City, of counsel), for libellant-plaintiff.

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., for the Southern District of New York, and Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, all of New York City, for respondent, United States.

Burlingham, Veeder, Clark, & Hupper, of New York City, for defendant, Luckenbach S. S. Co.


LEIBELL, District Judge.

The above actions, one in admiralty and the other at law were tried together pursuant to an order of Judge Bright dated February 20, 1947, entered on consent of the parties and a waiver of trial by jury in the civil action.

The admiralty action (Adm. 148-59) was instituted under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., in the Eastern District against the respondent, United States of America, on February 10, 1944...

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