Legal Opinion
Angel R. Santana v. The United States of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 14, 1977No. 76-1278PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Senior Circuit Judge.
This suit for Jones Act1 negligence and unseaworthiness was brought under the Public Vessels Act2 for personal injuries suffered in a fall on a United States Navy tanker. The trial court was unpersuaded by plaintiff’s testimony that he slipped on some greasy hoses blocking a passageway. Because we are “left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed,” United States v. Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 395, 68 S.Ct. 525, 542, 92 L.Ed. 746 (1948), we reverse.
Angel R. Santana, an able-bodied seaman, shipped out on the U.S.N.S. Cossatot from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In the Matter of Martin M. Decker and Kathleen H. Decker, Individually and Jointly, Bankrupts. Appeal of Martin M. DeckerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Juan Antonio Borras v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Angel Toucet v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Builders Service Corp. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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