UNITED STATES v. ISTHMIAN S. S. CO.


187 F.2d 662 (1951)

UNITED STATES v. ISTHMIAN S. S. CO.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1951.

Opinion Filed March 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving H. Saypol, U. S. Atty., New York City (Edward R. Downing, Brooklyn, N. Y., counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox & Keating, New York City (John F. Gerity, New York City, counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CLARK and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The question here is whether an appeal taken seventy-one days after judgment was taken in time. The action was originally brought in admiralty for damages to a United States Navy magnetic channel range when the Isthmian Steamship Company vessel "Steel Ranger" dropped her anchor in the area where the range was located. Isthmian moved to dismiss the amended libel in admiralty for lack of jurisdiction and, by an order dated April 17,...

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