AMERICAN HAWAIIAN VENTURES v. M. V. J. LATUHARHARY

Civ. A. No. 576-65.

257 F.Supp. 622 (1966)

AMERICAN HAWAIIAN VENTURES, INC., formerly Hawaiian Sumatra Plantations Limited, Libelant, v. M. V. J. LATUHARHARY, her tackle, apparel, furniture, engines, cargo of rubber, general cargo and other cargo lately laden on the M. V. J. Latuharhary, Djakarta Lloyd Lines, a corporation, and all persons intervening for their interest therein for the course of action civil on information and belief alleges as follows: Respondents.

United States District Court D. New Jersey.

On Motion for Taxation of Costs May 2, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Narkin, Honolulu, Hawaii, Belli, Ashe & Gerry, San Francisco, Cal., Jeffers & Mountain, by Thomas Bitar, Morristown, N. J., Speiser, Shumate, Geoghan & Krause, by Peter J. Magee, New York City, for libelant.

Delson & Gordon, by Carl Slater, New York City, Mead, Gleeson, Hansen & Pantages, by Alastair J. Sellar, Newark, N. J., for respondents P. N. Djakarta Lloyd and M. V. Johannes Latuharhary.


OPINION

COOLAHAN, District Judge:

This is a libel in admiralty brought by American Hawaiian Ventures, Inc., (Hawaiian) against Djakarta Lloyd Lines1 (Djakarta) as respondent in personam and against the motor vessel M. J. V. Latuharhary, as respondent in rem. Hawaiian seeks damages for an alleged tortious conversion.

The gravamen of the libel is that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia by virtue of its actions...

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