Johnson v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation (280 U.S. 320)

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT FLEET

CORPORATION et al.

v.

LUSTGARTEN.

No. 32. FEDERAL SUGAR REFINING CO., Petitioner,

v.

UNITED STATES.

No. 56.

ROYAL INS.C.O., Limited, et al.

v.

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT FLEET CORPORATION.

No. 123.

Argued and Reargued November 26 and 27, 1929.

Decided January 6, 1930.

Mr. Silas B. Axtell, of New York City, for petitioner Johnson.

Mr. Oscar R. Houston, of New York City, for petitioner Federal Sugar Refining Co.

Mr. John C. Crawley, of New York City, for petitioners Royal Ins. Co. et al.

The Attorney General and Messrs. Chauncey G. Parker, of Washington, D. C., and Claude R. Branch, of Providence, R, I., for U.S. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation.

Mr. Myron Scott, of New York City, for petitioner in No. 5, pro hac vice, by special leave of court.

Mr. Silas B. Axtell, of New York City, for respondent Benjamin Lustgarten.

The Attorney General, for the United States.

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Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.