Legal Opinion
Memphis & Newport Packet Co. v. Hill
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1903No. 1,799PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in an admiralty case which awarded Albert Hill, the libelant and appellee, the sum of $400 for injuries that he sustained while he was in the employ of the Memphis & Newport Packet Company, the appellant, and was serving as a deck hand on its steamer Orlando. The circumstances under which the injuries were inflicted are well stated by the trial judge, who found the facts as follows:
“That on the 25th day of January, 1901, the Memphis & Newport Packet Company, a corporation, was the owner and navigated the steamer Orlando on the Mississippi…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad v. DerbySupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Tuttle v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee RailwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Warren v. BurtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
- Alaska Treadwell Gold Min. Co. v. WhelanSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Snider v. DobsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cain v. Alpha SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Southern Towing Co. v. EganCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1910
- Perriam v. Pacific Coast Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1904