District Court, S.D. New York May 18, 1950 (Gallant v. Waterman S. S. Corp.)

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.

Respondent-impleaded, United States of America, has excepted to the impleáding petition on the ground that respondent-impleaded is a sovereign which has not consented to be sued pursuant to statute or otherwise upon the cause of action alleged.

On September 9, 1948, libelant Joseph E.