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Sword Line, Inc. v. United States

351 U.S. 976 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1956-06-11 Docket No. 861 English

Delivered by Per Curiam:

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p. 976
June 11, 1956.
No. 861.
Sword Line, Inc., v. United States.
Theodore J. Breitwieser for petitioner. Solicitor General Sobeloff for the United States.

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Cer-tiorari is granted, limited to the question whether admiralty had jurisdiction over the controversy stated in the libel, and the judgment is affirmed. The libel, though dependent on a statute, alleges unjust enrichment from a maritime contract. Archawski v. Hanioti, 350 U. S. 532 . Affirmed.

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