Legal Opinion
Thurston v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1950No. 12264_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
Appellant, a third assistant engineer on the Steamship Katherine S. Bates, suing the United States under the Clarification Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1291 et seq., appeals from a decree denying him recovery from injuries sustained from his falling into an open hatch in his engine room, claimed negligently to have been left open, causing the ship to be unseaworthy in that respect. There is no question that the employment of appellant and his steamship bring the case within the provisions of the Clarification Act. Appellant also contends that an award for maintenance and…
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- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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