Legal Opinion
Muise v. Abbott
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 9, 1947No. 4190PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in a cause civil and maritime brought by a seaman for maintenance care and cure. The question presented is whether the appellant has already been paid the amounts he here seeks to recover, either in full or in part, by the payment to him of $5,500 in settlement of an action at law which he brought against a third party to recover damages for the same personal injuries alleged to have given rise to the liability asserted in this libel. The facts necessary for our decision can be very briefly stated.
The libellant-appellant, a fisherman and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- The IroquoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Frank W. Cates, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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