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Admiralty
Welch v. American President Lines, Ltd.
389 U.S. 940·Supreme Court of the United States·1967
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Opinion
No. 532.
Welch v. American President Lines, Ltd.
Martin J. Jarvis for petitioner.
Graydon S. Staring for respondent.
Paul S. Edelman for American Trial Lawyers Association, Admiralty Section, as amicus curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 9th Cir. Motion of American Trial Lawyers Association, Admiralty Section, for leave to file a brief, as amicus curiae, granted. Certiorari denied.