Legal Opinion
Joseph Parks v. United States of America, and Third-Party v. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 18, 1986No. 85-1491PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (the Academy) appeals an order of the district court entering judgment against the Academy as third-party defendant in an action brought by Joseph Parks (Parks) against the United States, third-party plaintiff.
Parks’ action was filed under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 741-52, and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-90. He sued to recover for hand injuries incurred in the course of his employment as Engineering Training Watch Officer on the T.S. BAYSTATE.
At the time of the accident, the T.S. BAYSTATE was on loan to the…
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