Legal Opinion
Tompkins v. Pilots Ass'n for Bay and River Delaware
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 5, 1940No. 20046PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This is a suit at law, brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, by the administratrix of a seaman, for the benefit of his widow and three-year-old child. The deceased, Roger Littleton, fell through an open gangway from the. pilot boat upon which he was employed and was drowned. The defendants are the owners of the pilot boat.
At the first trial of the case, the Court instructed the jury to find a general verdict and, in addition, submitted written interrogatories having to do with the issues of negligence on the part of the defendants and contributory…
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- Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. PutnamSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sabine Towing Co. v. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Collard's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1922
3Cited by15 opinions
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- McSparran v. HaniganDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Gardner v. National Bulk Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Murrow v. WhiteleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
- Sadler v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
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