Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Jarka Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 11, 1944No. 408PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Rose McDonald, widow and administratrix of the estate of Frank McDonald, from a verdict and judgment for defendant in her action to recover damages for her husband’s death. Frank McDonald was employed as a fire watcher by the West Side Iron Works, a company which on January 19, 1943, was engaged in making repairs to the steel deck of the steamship “Fisher Ames.” On the morning of that day he was working on the ’tween deck of the ship with a coemployee who was welding pad eyes (metal rings to hold freight) to the deck with a torch. Since the heat of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Sweeney v. United Feature Syndicate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Hardie v. New York Harbor Dry Dock CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- Long v. Silver Line, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Kennedy v. Cunard Steamship Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Healey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. v. ZermaniCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
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