Legal Opinion

Carter v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 23, 1914No. 2570PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal and Cross-Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Suit in admiralty by Joseph Brown against Henry M. Carter and others. Decree for libelant, and both parties appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

GRUBB, District Judge.

This was a libel in personam, filed by the appellee against the appellants in the District Court for the Eastern *394District of Louisiana to recover damages, alleged to have been suffered by appellee by reason of a personal injury received by him while in the employment of the appellants, as a laborer on the Mississippi river steamboat'Queen of the Bends. The injury was caused by the fall of sacks of sugar ón the appellee, which were piled on the deck of the boat. The fact of injury, and that it was so caused, is not in dispute. The disputed questions relate to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. The Max MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. The WandererU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1884
  3. The ExplorerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1884
  4. Curry v. The Max MorrisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1886
  5. Kenny v. The DagoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1887

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
  2. Port of New York Stevedoring Corp. v. CastagnaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  3. Mitchell v. EtnaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Tropical Fruit S. S. Co. v. TowleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1915
  5. The ApurimacDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1925

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