SWIFT & CO. v. COMPANIA CARIBE

No. 230.

339 U.S. 684 (1950)

SWIFT & COMPANY PACKERS ET AL. v. COMPANIA COLOMBIANA DEL CARIBE, S. A. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 5, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eberhard P. Deutsch argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Harry F. Stiles, Jr.

Nicholas J. Healy, 3rd argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question before us is the propriety of an order of the District Court for the Canal Zone vacating a foreign attachment of a vessel made in a libel in personam. We granted certiorari because important questions relating to the scope of admiralty jurisdiction and its exercise are in issue. 338 U.S. 813.

On March 7, 1948, the libel was filed against Compania Transmaritima Colombiana, S. A...

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