Chapter 237. For the relief of the owners of the barge Anode
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CHAP. 237.— An Act For the relief of the owners of the barge Anode. February 16, 1925.[[S. 78](/us/bill/68/hr/78).][[Private, No. 159](/us/pvtl/68/159).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the claim of “Anode”, barge.Raritan Copper Works may bring suit for collision damages to, in district court.the Raritan Copper Works, owner of the American barge Anode, against the United States for damages alleged to have been caused by collision between said barge and the United States transport Buford, on the 18th day of January, 1919, between Governors Island and Bedloes Island, in New York Harbor, New York, may 1564be sued for by the owner of the said barge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting as a court of admiralty and acting under the rules governing such Jurisdiction of court.court; and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit and to enter a 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 American barge Anode, or against the owner of the said American barge Anode in favor of the United States upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases in admiralty between private parties *Provisos*.Notice, etc., to Attorney General.and with the same rights of 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 defend for the United Commencement of suit.States: *Provided further*, That said suit shall be brought and commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act.
Approved, February 16, 1925.