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BLAMBERG BROS. V. UNITED STATES, 260 U. S. 452 (1923)
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Blamberg Bros. v. United States, 260 U.S. 452 (1923)
Blamberg Brothers v. United States
No. 165
Argued December 5, 1922
Decided January 2, 1923
260 U.S. 452
Syllabus
The second section of the Suits in Admiralty Act does not authorize a suit in personam against the United States as a substitute for a libel in rem when the United States vessel is not in a port of the United States or of one of her possessions. P. 260 U. S. 458.
272 F. 978 affirmed.
Appeal from a decree of the district court dismissing a libel in admiralty for want of jurisdiction.
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