Legal Opinion
Filipek v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 8, 1957No. Civ. No. 13440PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.
After a seven days trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, also suing as a third party plaintiff, in the sum of $47,500 and absolved the third party defendant of liability.
The defendant-third party plaintiff now moves for a directed verdict in its favor and for alternative relief.
The action was instituted by the plaintiff, a ship’s rigger and boom tester, against Moore-McCormack Lines. Inc., the owner of the S. S. Mormacsurf, to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by the plaintiff on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- United States v. CoplonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Mullin v. Genesee County Electric Light, Power & Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Walter Filipek v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and Third Party and Eastern Rigging Corp., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Walter Filipek v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and Third Party and Eastern Rigging Corp., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Walter Filipek v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and Third Party and Eastern Rigging Corp., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958