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ACKER v. THE CITY OF ATHENS

No. 6013.

177 F.2d 961 (1949)

ACKER et al. v. THE CITY OF ATHENS et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 14, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Hillman, Baltimore, Md., and Harry D. Graham, New York City (Hillman & Hillman, Baltimore, Md., on the brief), in support of petition.

John Henry Skeen, Sol., C. Berenholtz and George W. P. Whip, Baltimore, Md. (Frank, Skeen & Oppenheimer, Lord & Whip and Robert H. Williams, Jr., Baltimore, Md., on the brief) in opposition to petition.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Certain passenger-claimants seek an order from this court staying, without bond, the distribution of a fund of $400,000 derived from the sale of the steamship. City of Athens now on deposit in the Registry of the District Court pending the docketing and determination of an appeal from the decree of the District Court by which their claims to a lien upon the proceeds of the sale were denied. The claims are based upon a prepayment of passage money for a...

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