Legal Opinion
Rodinciuc v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 10, 1947No. 1 of 1945PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANEY, District Judge.
This action was brought by a seaman under the Suits in Admiralty Act1 (a) for war risk insurance benefits by virtue of the Merchant Marine Insurance Act of 19402 and the Clarification Act3; (b) for damages by virtue of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act),4 and (c) for maintenance, cure and wages by virtue of the general maritime law.
The claim for insurance benefits is based upon personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the seaman as the result of enemy action at sea; the claim for damages is based upon (1) an injury sustained by him as the result of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schillinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Carroll v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Roberts v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Defense Supplies Corp. v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Militano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Calfornia Casualty Indemnity Exchange v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1947
- Warren v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1947
- Gaynor v. Agwilines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1947
- Nunez v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949