Legal Opinion
Desper v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 1951No. 10257_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, for damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, Thomas J. Desper, Jr., as a result of injuries sustained by him in the course of his employment by defendant. A jury found for plaintiff, assessing her damages at $25,000. From the judgment entered on the verdict, defendant appeals.
Defendant is an Illinois corporation engaged in the operation of sight-seeing motor-boats on the Illinois River in the vicinity of Starved Rock. Plaintiff’s intestate was first employed by defendant in April, 1947. He assisted in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- International Stevedoring Co. v. HavertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Desper v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Hubert Wayne Johnson v. John F. Beasley Construction Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- The Texas Company v. Mrs. Josie Kate Gianfala, Widow of Oscar J. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Coats v. Luedtke Engineering Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1990
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