ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. UNITED STATES


134 F.Supp. 854 (1955)

ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. UNITED STATES of America, Libelant, v. ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

August 9, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for Isthmian Steamship Company (Clement C. Rinehart, Elmer C. Maddy, New York City, of counsel).

J. Edward Lumbard, Lloyd F. MacMahon, U. S. Attys., New York City, for U. S. of America, Benjamin H. Berman, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.


DIMOCK, District Judge.

Libelant in A. 185-33, Isthmian Steamship Company, excepts to certain articles of the answer and seeks a decree pro confesso. Respondent in the same action, the United States of America, moves, pursuant to Rule 13 of the Admiralty Rules of this court, for an order consolidating the two suits which are captioned above. Hereinafter I will refer to A. 185-33 as "Isthmian's suit" and to A. 185-274 as "the government's suit".

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