SOUTHATLANTIC NAVIGATION CORP. v. UNITED STATES


175 F.Supp. 302 (1958)

SOUTHATLANTIC NAVIGATION CORPORATION, Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent (North American Continental Company, Inc., Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, Respondents-Impleaded).

United States District Court S. D. New York.

December 3, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson, Healy, Baillie & Burke, New York City, for libelant.

Arthur H. Christy, U. S. Atty., New York City, for respondent, Benjamin H. Berman, Atty. in Charge New York Office Admiralty and Shipping, Dept. of Justice, and Ruth K. Bailey, Atty., Admiralty and Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, New York City, of counsel.

Taylor, Scoll & Simon, New York City, for respondent-impleaded, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.

Zock, Petrie, Sheneman & Reid, New York City, for respondent-impleaded, North American Continental Co., Inc.


FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.

The question presented is whether two impleading petitions brought by the United States against the impleaded respondents North American Continental Company, Inc. and the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation should be dismissed for lack of admiralty jurisdiction over the subject matter.

Respondent United States was the time charterer of the vessel S. S. Barbara Michel from...

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