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AMERICAN MAIL LINE, LTD. v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 16231, 16218, 16233.

213 F.Supp. 152 (1962)

AMERICAN MAIL LINE, LTD., a corporation, Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. JAMES GRIFFITHS & SONS, INC., Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. OLYMPIC STEAMSHIP CO., Inc., Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court W. D. Washington, N. D.

December 19, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben C. Grosscup, of Grosscup, Ambler, Miller & Lawrence, Seattle, Wash., J. Franklin Fort, of Kominers & Fort, Washington, D. C., for libelant American Mail Line, Ltd.

Brockman Adams, U. S. Atty., Douglas M. Fryer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., Lawrence F. Ledebur, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for respondent United States.

Douglas S. Palmer, of Wright, Innis, Simon & Todd, Seattle, Wash., for libelant James Griffiths & Sons, Inc.

Harry Henke, Jr., of Skeel, McKelvy, Henke, Evenson & Uhlmann, Seattle, Wash., for libelant Olympic Steamship Co., Inc.

BEEKS, District Judge.

The captioned cases, arising out of the aftermath of World War II, have been consolidated for purposes of trial as to their common issues. There are issues involved in Griffiths and in Olympic which are not common to all and such issues have been reserved for determination at a future date. The libels in each case, brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq., sound in quasi contract and seek the return of so-called...

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