Legal Opinion

Gonzales v. United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corp.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided November 14, 1924PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INCH, District Judge.

About a year ago I recall that I held that a man was a seaman where the circumstances showed that the ship on which he was employed was liable any moment to be broken out and to be used in navigation. No appeal was taken from this decision for the reason, I am informed, that the verdict was for the defendant, a fact that I have no recollection of. I am unable, therefore, to find whether such decision was a correct view of the law or not.

A few days ago a somewhat similar case came before me, and I followed without further examination my previous decision.

However, it now…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. The G. R. BoothSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Saylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1896
  3. Williams v. The SiriusDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1895
  4. Hoof v. Pacific American FisheriesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922
  5. Western Union Tel. Co. v. Inman & I. Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
  2. Carumbo v. Cape Cod S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
  3. Hawn v. American S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
  4. Rudolph E. Hill v. B.F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction Company, John Gence Hodges v. B. F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  5. Hunt v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1936

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