Chapter 284. For the relief of the owners of the schooner Henry O
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CHAP. 284.— An Act For the relief of the owners of the schooner Henry O. Barrett. June 5, 1920.[[S. 1222](/us/bill/66/s/1222).][[Private, No. 72](/us/pvtl/66/72).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the claim of the owners of the “Henry O. Barrett” schooner.Owners of, may bring suit for collision damages in Federal court.*Post*, p. 1639.schooner Henry O. Barrett arising out of a collision between said schooner and the United States monitor Ozark, off Five Fathom Bank Lightship, on the 19th day of April, 1917, for and on account of the losses alleged to have been suffered in said collision by the owners of said schooner Henry O.
Barrett by reason of damages to and detention of said schooner, may be submitted to the United States court for the district of Massachusetts, under and in compliance with the rules of said court sitting as a court of admiralty; Jurisdiction of court.and that the said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the whole controversy and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of the legal damages sustained by reason of said collision, if any shall be found to be due either for or against the United States, upon the same principle and measure of liability, with costs, as in like cases in admiralty between private parties, with the same rights of 1522*Provisos*.Notice to Attorney General.appeal: *Provided*, That such notice of the suit shall be given to the Attorney General of the United States as may be provided by order of the said court, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and Time limit.defend for the United States: *Provided further*, That said suit shall be brought and commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act.
Approved, June 5, 1920.