UNITED STATES v. THE SOUTH STAR


115 F.Supp. 102 (1953)

UNITED STATES v. THE SOUTH STAR et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

March 24, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myles J. Lane, U. S. Atty. (Edward L. Smith, Walter L. Hopkins and William H. Postner, New York City, N. Y., of counsel), for libelant.

Thacher, Proffitt, Prizer & Crawley, New York City, N. Y., John C. Crawley, New York City, N. Y., for respondent.


LEIBELL, District Judge.

On November 13, 1950, the United States filed its libel herein; "in rem" against the S.S. South Star and "in personam" against the Prudential Steamship Corporation, as owner of the vessel. The libel charged that the vessel loaded a shipment of 75 Army trucks at Charleston, South Carolina, on November 10, 1948, for transportation to Mediterranean ports; that on November 27, 1948, the vessel loaded 1342 tons of codfish at St. Johns, Newfoundland...

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