ALLTMONT v. UNITED STATES

No. 10019.

177 F.2d 971 (1949)

ALLTMONT et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1949.

As Amended February 3, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newell A. Clapp, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (H. G. Morison, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Gerald A. Gleeson, U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., J. Frank Staley and Thomas F. McGovern, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellants.

Abraham E. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and MARIS, McLAUGHLIN, O'CONNELL and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


On amendment: Before BEGGS, Chief Judge and MARIS, McLAUGHLIN, and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

The question with which we are confronted at the outset in this appeal, and the only one which we find necessary to decide, is whether copies of statements of prospective witnesses taken by a party to an admiralty suit may be obtained by the adverse party by interrogatories served under Admiralty Rule 31, 28 U.S.C.A., without a prior showing of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases