Legal Opinion
De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 3, 1943No. 436PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
Petitioner, a seaman, brought an action at law under the Jones Act1 against the respondent shipowner. He *661alleged that while in the service of its ship he suffered injuries which resulted in the loss of his right eye, because of the negligence of the ship’s doctor in treating him and in failing to have him hospitalized ashore. The trial court directed a verdict against him. The Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed for the reason, among others, that the shipowner’s duty to the seaman was only to use due care in selecting a competent physician and, that being done, was not responsible for his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by151 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Frederick v. Kirby Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
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