SALMONS DREDGING CORPORATION v. HERMA

No. 5991.

180 F.2d 233 (1950)

SALMONS DREDGING CORPORATION v. HERMA et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Waring and Henry T. Gaud, Charleston, S. C., for appellant and cross-appellee.

Thomas H. Middleton, New York City, and Harold A. Mouzon, Charleston, S. C. (Hill, Rivkins & Middleton, New York City, Hagood, Rivers & Young, and Moore & Mouzon, Charleston, S. C., on the brief), for appellees and cross-appellants.

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


DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

Salmons Dredging Corporation, in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, filed a libel in admiralty against the Norwegian Motor Ship Herma in rem and against the Carolina Shipping Company, as agent for the owner of the Herma, in personam. The Charleston Stevedoring Company was later brought in as respondent-impleaded by the Royal Norwegian Government, owner of the Herma. The libel sought to recover...

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