Long v. The Tampico’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 7 district ·

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1. “Note. — The opinion of Waddill, District Judge, delivered in the court below, is as follows: Gentlemen, we all appreciate the importance of this case, and I would like to have more time to consider it than I can have, if X dispose of it at this time. In that connection, however, I will say that it has been before me during the last two weeks several times, and has been argued on two occasions previous to this, and I think I can decide it now, which seems desirable, as anything that is to be done with respect to a war vessel, or a vessel used in connection with the war, is in its nature urgent. The case is one, briefly, in which the libelant, as sole owner of the Greek steamship Mina, seeks to recover damages against the respondent ship, At-tualita, for damages sustained in collision, on or about the 29th da.y of July, 1016, at approximately half past 2 o’clo.ck in the morning, in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, some 30 miles east of Gibraltar, during the existence of a thick fog. Libelant claims damages in the sum of $800,000, the ship and cargo having been wholly lost. After the Attualita arrived in Hampton Bo ads, seizure was regularly had. Appearance was made by the Italian government, through the interposition of the Attorney General of the United States, as amicus curias, and also by counsel likewise appearing as amicus curiae, and counsel also specially appearing for the owner of the Attualita. I have examined carefully the cases submitted to me to-day. The Davis, ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. The Attualita

2. ““In claiming exemption from the ordinary process of the court, the burden of proof is clearly upon the claimant to prove, by competent evidence, all the facts necessary to sustain this defense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 24 F. Supp. 28 - Bradford v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New York