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AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 481-54.

132 F.Supp. 479 (1955)

AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al. v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

July 12, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter P. Hickey, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Leavenworth Colby, Washington, D. C., with whom was Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, MADDEN and LARAMORE, Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff and one hundred forty-four other plaintiffs sue for general average contribution from the United States for the expense of extinguishing a fire on the S. S. Winslow Homer on which defendant, with others, had shipped certain goods.

Defendant defends on the ground that the district courts have exclusive jurisdiction for such a cause of action under the Suits in Admiralty Act, as amended...

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