Legal Opinion
Louis A. Maurer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 15, 1981No. 236, Docket 81-6021PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Louis Maurer appeals from a final judgment after a non-jury trial in the Southern District of New York (Abraham D. Sofaer, Judge). Plaintiff, a marine engineer, brought this maritime personal injury action against the United States under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-790, alleging that he sustained a disabling back injury as a result of an accident on a United States ship caused by unseaworthy conditions.
In June 1976, Maurer and an assistant, Laner, were repairing a Coffin feed pump in the engine room of the USNS Columbia. During the reassembling of the pump, Maurer and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Evans v. S. J. Groves & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Buchalski v. Universal Marine CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1975
- Petterson v. Steamship Jefferson MyersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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