Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. West India S. S. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 19, 1951PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONDY, District Judge.
This is a motion for an order setting aside a verdict for $109,860 rendered in an action brought by the plaintiff under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, for injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendant’s master and granting a new trial, or directing the entry of judgment for defendant.
Plaintiff was second assistant engineer on the S.S. Lou Gehrig, operated by the defendant. The Gehrig arrived at La Pal-lice, France, in the afternoon of August 18, 1947. No berth then being available, she anchored two to three miles from a viaduct which…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Warren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Kyriakos v. GoulandrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Standard Oil Co. v. Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Central Gulf Steamship Corporation v. Basilio SambulaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Paul v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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- Wheeler v. West India S. S. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Dangovich v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
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