HERLANDS, District Judge.
This opinion will decide the common questions of law — concerning the Government's liability—which are raised by the Government's motions in the two above-entitled cases.
The action in which Hidick is plaintiff and the Government is third party defendant will be referred to herein as "the civil case." The action in which Pacific Cargo Carriers Corp. is libelant and the Government is respondent will be referred to herein...
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