Legal Opinion
Erdman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 1, 1944No. 280PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The libellant is a resident of the City of New York who was seriously injured in the swimming pool of the ship while a passenger on the S. S. California during a voyage from New York to San Francisco. He sued under the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 41 Stat. 525, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., to recover for his injuries and elected to proceed according to the principles of an action in rem. He joined as respondents various parties other than the appellants upon alternative allegations that the ship was either owned or operated by them, but nothing further need be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- The TouristDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1920
- In re Keansburg Steamboat Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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