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AMELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 282.

384 U.S. 158 (1966)

AMELL ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Scribner argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Lee Pressman and Joan Stern Kiok.

John C. Eldridge argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Douglas and Alan S. Rosenthal.

Briefs of amici curiae, urging reversal, were filed by Howard Schulman for the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, and by Abraham E. Freedman for the National Maritime Union of America, AFL-CIO.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The case before us presents interesting problems of a jurisdictional nature. The Suits in Admiralty Act1 vests exclusive jurisdiction in the district courts when the suit is of a maritime nature. Under the Tucker Act,2 the Court of Claims has jurisdiction over contractual claims against the United States...

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