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UNITED FRUIT COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 324-52.

139 F.Supp. 53 (1956)

UNITED FRUIT COMPANY v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

March 6, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William I. Denning, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Alan F. Wohlstetter and Ernest H. Land, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs.

Thomas F. McGovern, Washington, D. C., with whom was Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, MADDEN and LARAMORE, Judges.

WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff sues defendant for compensation for the carriage of mails for the period June 26, 1946 to December 9, 1946.

Plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, time-chartered six vessels from Empresa Hondurena de Vapores, a Honduran company, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of plaintiff. The vessels, of course, flew the flag of Honduras and were operated under the laws of that country.

During the period in question the vessels transported...

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