Legal Opinion
Crass v. M/V Manitou
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 4, 1963No. 14198PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Circuit Judge.
Virgil Hayden Crass, the libelant, brought suit against the towboat Manitou and his employer, Aiple Towing Company,1 respondents, for personal injuries suffered while libelant was working as a crew member of the towboat. Crass fell through an open hatch into the hold of an empty grain barge which was being towed under a contract between Aiple and the barge owner, Central Soya Company, Inc.2 Crass alleged that his injuries were caused by the negligence of Aiple and the unseaworthiness of the Manitou and the barge. Aiple, by petition under Admiralty Rule 56, brought…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Felice Grillea v. United States and National Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Shenker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Tug Manzanillo, Her Engines, Tackle and Apparel, and Shaver Transportation Company, Tug Manzanillo, Her Engines, Tackle and Apparel, and Shaver Transporation Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Frank Grayson v. Cordial Shipping Co., and Cordial Shipping Co., Third Party v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Virgil Hayden Crass, Libelant v. The M/v Manitou, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Aiple Towing Company, and v. Central Soya Company, Inc., Third-Party Frank E. Aiple, Doing Business as Aiple Towing Company v. Central Soya Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963