Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Roosevelt
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 4, 1939No. 73PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
On October 19, 1937, Hughes filed his libel in admiralty against Roosevelt for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by him on August 10, 1934, while on board the respondent’s yacht “Mistress.” He asserted that by reason of the negligence of respondent’s agents a spinnaker boom “carried away, broke or otherwise parted, striking libellant upon his head and knocking him down with such great force and violence” that he was permanently injured. The court sustained exceptions to the libel, based on the claim that, as shown on its face, the action was barred by the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Marshall v. International Mercantile Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- The SydfoldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Westfall Larson & Co. v. All-Man-Hubble Tug Boat Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Nebola v. Minnesota Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Scallon v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Kyle v. Green Acres at Verona, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Redman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Helen Reabe Sobosle v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- John F. Le Gate, Libelant-Appellant v. The Panamolga, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Compania Naviera Dalmatica, S.A., and Dalmore Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Fyfe v. Pan-Atlantic SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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