Legal Opinion
Lortie v. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1935No. 7525PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
Alleging negligence on the part of his fellow seamen in the testing and in the operation of a winch aboard the steamship Mexican, owned by the appellee, the appellant filed a libel in personam, asking for general damages of $25,000 for personal injuries. The appellant also filed an amendment to his libel, praying for an additional sum of approximately $863, as “maintenance and cure” since his discharge from the United States Marine Hospital at San Francisco.
The libel sets forth that on September 19, 1932, while the libelant was performing his duties as an able-bodied…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Meyer v. Dollar S. S. LineCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931
- Workman v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
- The AlectorDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1920
- San Francisco & P. S. S. Co. v. Leggett S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
- Matheson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Lindquist v. DilkesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Barlow v. Pan Atlantic SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Nowery v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
- The Ss BerwindglenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1937
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