CARIBBEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. LA SOCIETE NAVALE CAENNAISE

No. 348.

140 F.Supp. 16 (1956)

CARIBBEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, S.A., and Reynolds Jamaica Mines, Ltd., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. LA SOCIETE NAVALE CAENNAISE, Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Newport News Division.

April 12, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seawell, Johnston, McCoy & Winston, Norfolk, Va., Walter L. Rice and W. Tobin Lennon, Richmond, Va., Harry E. McCoy, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for plaintiff.

Vandeventer, Black & Meredith, Norfolk, Va., Braden Vandeventer, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for defendant.


HOFFMAN, District Judge.

A review of the pleadings, exhibits, testimony taken in open court, admissions of counsel in oral argument and briefs filed herein, reveals the following pertinent facts for determination of the issues submitted on defendant's motion for summary judgment touching upon the jurisdiction of this Court.

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