Legal Opinion
Mullen v. Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 1951No. 10322PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.
On October 10, 1947, plaintiff, a seaman on the Great Lakes, filed his complaint under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, for personal injuries sustained by him on September 29, 1947, while working as a deckhand on the tug boat Roche, of which defendant was the owner. It contained three counts. Count one charged defendant’s negligence and the unseaworthiness of the tug caused plaintiff’s injuries; counts two and three asked for cure and maintenance, respectively. At the outset of the trial, plaintiff elected to proceed on the charge of negligence alleged under the Jones…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Jordine v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Jenkins v. RoderickDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1957
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- Hill v. United Fruit CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1957
- Repsholdt v. United States (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
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