PANKOS OPERATING COMPANY, S.A. v. THE "NORSKTANK" (EX "JANKO").

(1943) 77 Ll L Rep 546

UNITED STATES.CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FORTHE SECOND CIRCUIT.

Before Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson.

International law-Ship-Possession- Attachment of motor vessel Norsktank (ex Janko) in U.S. port by Panamanian company (libellants) alleging ownership- Motion brought by Kingdom of Norway claiming immunity from judicial process and seeking to vacate attachment on ground that vessel had been in their continuous possession for over two years, having been placed at the disposal of the Norwegian Government by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, following seizure in Prize in the Dutch West Indies-Vessel employed by the Norwegian Government in transportation of oil in Allied cause- De facto possession of vessel by Norwegian Government admitted by U.S. State Department - Whether right to immunity required proof of both ownership and possession.