Legal Opinion
Casey v. American Export Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 28, 1949No. 74, Docket 21101PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover for the wrongful death of James J. Casey, deceased. He lost his life on January 13, 1945 in a fire aboard the S.S. Morris Sigman, on which he was employed as master. The vessel was owned by the United States and was operated by the defendant, American Export Lines, Inc., as general agent under the standard form of War Shipping Administration Agency agreement. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff of $65,170. In taxing the bill of costs the clerk of the court added to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Harris J. Doucet v. Wheless Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Barrios v. Louisiana Construction Materials Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Reck v. Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- McDonough v. Buckeye S. S. Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1951
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