Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Zernie Newman, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1957No. 12880_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT LEE STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, Zernie Newman, brought this action against appellant, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, under the Jones Act, 1 for injuries sustained in the course of his employment as third mate aboard appellant’s Carferry Pere Marquette 21, on December 22, 1954. The ship was docked at Ludington, Michigan, awaiting cargo and sailing orders. Many of the officers and crew members lived in Ludington and were on shore leave at their homes. Appellee Newman left the vessel for his home early in the afternoon with orders to return at 4:00 P.M. and to relieve the second…
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