Legal Opinion
Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 14, 1959No. 32PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioner brought this suit under the Jones Act, 46 U. S. C.- § 688, and recovered judgment after a jury trial. He was employed as mate on respondent’s barge. On the day prior to the injury the barge came to respondent’s *130repair yard to have a cargo pump fixed. At this repair yard respondent maintained' a covered lighter, known as the Winisook, which was used as a work barge. Its inshore side was connected with the dock by a plank runway. Between the Winisook and the dock was a raft used for chipping, painting, and welding on such barges as might need that service. The barge on which…
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