Legal Opinion
Rosenquist v. Isthmian S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 1953No. 247, Docket 22525PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought by a seaman against the owner of the vessel on which he was employed, to recover damages for personal injuries (hernia sustained while at work aboard the ship), and also to recover maintenance and cure. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff on both causes of action. From the resulting judgment the defendant has appealed.
With respect to the cause of action based on negligence the appellant’s primary contention is that the court erred in not granting the motion for a directed verdict. The plaintiff’s hernia was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ahmed v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- In Re Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Edward L. Evans v. Blidberg Rothchild Company, Incorporated, Edward L. Evans v. Blidberg Rothchild Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Martin Burkert v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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