UNITED STATES v. THE MEMORY

Nos. 1700 and 1699.

111 F.Supp. 131 (1953)

UNITED STATES v. The MEMORY. UNITED STATES v. The MERMAID

United States District Court D. Delaware.

March 19, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Marvel, U. S. Atty., of Wilmington, Del., Thomas F. McGovern and Patrick F. Cooney, Special Assts., Admiralty and Shipping Section, of Washington, D. C., for libellant.

Caleb S. Layton, Rodney Layton and Henry M. Canby, of Richards, Layton & Finger, of Wilmington, Del., Whitney North Seymour and George G. Gallantz, of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, of New York City, and Frank Zeto, of Washington, D. C., for North American Shipping and Trading Co., Inc., appearing specially.


LEAHY, Chief Judge.

The U. S. Marshal on March 9, 14, arrested the tankers "Mermaid" and "Memory" for alleged violations of 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 19, 20, 21, 33, 41, 42, 60 and for violation of the provisions of §§ 2 and 9 of the Shipping Act of 1916, as amended, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 802, 808, as to citizenship, committed by North American Shipping and Trading Co., Inc., who proposes to be a claimant in this cause. The vessels were purchased from...

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