Legal Opinion
Oddenes v. Universe Tankships, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 27, 1960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a seaman on the S. S. Petro Emperor, sues the owner of the vessel to recover for personal injuries sustained aboard her on August 4, 1958.
The case was tried to the court without a jury.
Plaintiff is a Norwegian national. The Petro Emperor is a Liberian flag tanker and defendant owner is a Liberian corporation. Plaintiff signed aboard the vessel in'Portland, Maine. The accident occurred While she was docking in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia. The parties have stipulated that the case is governed by the non-statutory general maritime law of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Johnson v. Partrederiet BrovigtankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Saleeby v. Kingsway Tankers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Bihm v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Moore v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972