Legal Opinion

Byars v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 31, 1946No. 292, 293PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal by the plaintiff and li-bellant who sustained injuries by falling through a defective hatch on the Steamship Pelotasloide, which had been chartered under a bare boat charter to the United States, while he was engaged in setting up a beam across an opening in the ship’s deck in connection with the construction of an ammunition compartment. The plaintiff sued Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., agents for the vessel at law and also filed a libel in admiralty against the United States and the War Shipping Administration under the bare boat charter made by Lloyd Brazilerio to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kowalsky v. Conreco CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
  2. Hess v. Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Mullin v. Genesee County Electric Light, Power & Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
  2. Walter Filipek v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and Third Party and Eastern Rigging Corp., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  3. Pinion v. Mississippi Shipping CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1957
  4. David Roger Lettsome v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Peters v. Titan Navigation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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