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BRITISH TRANSPORT COMM'N v. U. S.

No. 247.

354 U.S. 129 (1957)

BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Acheson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Edwin Longcope and Charles A. Horsky.

Assistant Attorney General Doub argued the cause for the United States, respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Samuel D. Slade and William W. Ross.

Wilbur E. Dow, Jr. argued the cause for Haslam et al., respondents. With him on the brief were John W. Oast, Jr. and C. Lydon Harrell, Jr.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The British Transport Commission, owner of the overnight ferry, Duke of York, questions the power of a District Court sitting in an admiralty limitation proceeding to permit the parties to cross-claim against each other for damages arising out of the same maritime collision. The United States, as owner of the U. S. N. S. Haiti Victory, had filed the original proceeding in which the Commission along...

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