Chapter 163. For the relief of the owner of the derrick Capitol
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CHAP. 163.— An Act For the relief of the owner of the derrick Capitol. April 28, 1922. [[S. 1767](/us/bill/67/s/1767).] [[Private, No. 57](/us/pvtl/67/57).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the claim of the owner“Capitol.” derrick. Owner of, may bring suit for collision damages in district court. of the derrick Capitol, arising out of collision while in tow of the United States Navy tug Numbered Eighty on April 3, 1919, at Harlem River, New York, for and on account of the losses alleged to have been suffered in said collision by the owner of said derrick Capitol by reason of damages to said derrick, may be submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York under and in compliance with the rules of said court sitting as a court of admiralty, and acting under the rules governing such court,Jurisdiction of court. and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit and to enter judgment or decree for the amount of such damages and costs, if any, as shall be found to be due against the United States in favor of the owner of the said derrick Capitol or against the owner of said derrick Capitol in favor of the United States, and upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases in admiralty between private parties and with the same rights of appeal: *Provided,**Proviso.* Notice to Attorney General.
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 defend for the United States: *Provided further,* That said suit shall be brought andCommencement of suit. commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, April 28, 1922.