Legal Opinion
John T. Olah v. S.S. Jaladurga, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., in Rem, Moon Engineering Company, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1965No. 9685_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
For the pain and injuries he suffered when the roller of a hatch cover passed over his fingers, John T. Olah libeled the S. S. Jaladurga and her owners, alleging that the misfortune was due to the negligence of certain of the ship’s crewmen. The admiralty judge dismissed the libel, concluding that there was no negligence on the part of the respondents. In this he erred.
With an exception of no present import, the evidential facts are not in conflict. Libelant Olah, an employee of a shipyard, was engaged in removing bolts from a deep tank top lying on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Francisco Romero, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Garcia & Diaz, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Gediman v. Anheuser Busch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Santiago N. Castro v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bobby L. Van Horn v. Gulf Atlantic Towing Corporation, and Third-Party and Colonna's Shipyard, Incorporated, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Delores Mae Olsen, as Administratrix of the Estate of George Olsen, Deceased v. States Line, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Davila v. S/S VercharmianDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1965
- Emmett E. Neathery v. M/v Overseas Marilyn and Maritime Overseas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. Moon Engineering Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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