The Troy
District Court, W.D. New York
In Admiralty. Action by seaman to recover damages for personal injury.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
This is a libel against the steamship Troy to recover damages for injuries sustained by libelant, an ordinary seaman, while in the employ of the libeled vessel on July 13, 1900. The vessel was then at Duluth, Minn. This was not the first trip of libel-ant on the steamer Troy as deck hand. He shipped in that capacity for one trip during the season of 1898. He was well acquainted with the manner of handling lines on board of lake propellers. He handled the bowlines of the Troy several times on the day preceding the injury, and was well acquainted with the surroundings in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Cregan v. . MarstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- The City of AlexandriaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1883
- Whitney v. OlsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
- The Eva B. HallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1902
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- Vaughan v. AtkinsonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960
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