Legal Opinion

Harrelson v. United States

District Court, S.D. Georgia

Decided September 20, 1976No. CV475-86PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.

I

Background

This action is brought by a machinist employed by a ship repairer who was injured in 1973 while working aboard the Navy T-2 tanker “Saugatuek”. The vessel was in drydock at Savannah.

The suit against the United States by Mr. Harrelson is under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq. and constitutes an admiralty or maritime claim under Rule 9(h). It was filed in 1975 in the District Court for the Southern District of New York and removed to this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The case was tried…

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  4. James E. Vickers, D/B/A Delta Towing Company v. Floyd W. TumeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  5. Joseph Anuszewski and Ronald Gutowski v. Dynamic Mariners Corp., PanamaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. 1st Bank Southeast of Kenosha, Wis. v. M/V KALIDASDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1987

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