Netherlands American Steam Nav. Co. v. Gallagher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. „ ' Action at law by James Gallagher against the Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, and negligence is charged against the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. „ ' Action at law by James Gallagher against the Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, and negligence is charged against the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant. Judgment has been obtained against it in the sum'of $5,000. The plaintiff is a citizen of the state of New Jersey, and at the time of the injury complained of was employed by it in the unloading of the cargo…
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). This ease presents an interesting and important question, involving the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States and the applicability of the laws of a state .to the cause of action which the plaintiff asserts. As the plaintiff at the time of his injury was performing service as a stevedore in unloading an ocean steamer at her pier in Hoboken, and the injury happened to him on the pier, it is necessary, in determining the' issues involved, to consider the limits of the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the federal courts.
The limits of the…
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