Legal Opinion
Fred Huber v. American President Lines, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 6, 1957No. 24183_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, a seaman employed on a vessel of the appellee, brought this action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the general maritime law to recover for personal injuries sustained in a fall on a catwalk constructed to make possible passage along the deck without climbing over deck cargo. A jury trial was waived. On motion of the defendant, the court dismissed the complaint at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence. Findings of fact were made in Judge Walsh’s (unreported) opinion. The appeal challenges the power of the court to weigh the evidence and decide on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Petterson v. Alaska S. S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Catherine Poignant, Libellant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- George W. Dixon, Libelant-Appellee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Allred v. SasserCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Manuel Ellis v. Victor M. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. General Dynamics CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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