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REPUBLIC OF FRANCE v. BELSHIPS CO., LIMITED, SKIBS A/S

91 F.Supp. 912 (1950)

REPUBLIC OF FRANCE v. BELSHIPS CO., LIMITED, SKIBS A/S.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 20, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox, New York City, Fowler Hamilton, New York City, George W. Ball, Washington, D. C., Jerome E. Hyman, New York City, of counsel, for libellant.

Haight, Deming, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, and Pyne, Lynch & Smith, New York City, Charles S. Haight, Anthony V. Lynch, Jr., Gordon W. Paulsen, New York City, of counsel, for respondent.

Leonard J. Matteson, New York City, amicus curiæ.

HOLTZOFF, District Judge (sitting by designation).

This is a suit in admiralty. The libellant served notice of taking depositions of certain named witnesses. The respondent moved to vacate the notice. The motion was denied and the respondent now moves for a reargument.

The question presented is whether local Admiralty Rule 46, governing depositions in admiralty cases, is valid. That rule provides that the taking and use of depositions shall be governed by...

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