Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.

263 F.2d 437

Aston BARTHOLOMEW, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

UNIVERSE TANKSHIPS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 22.

Docket 25011.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Argued October 8, 1958.

Decided January 9, 1959.

Morton M. Shreck and Nathan L. Berke, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Victor S. Cichanowicz, New York City (Cunningham & Cichanowicz, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and MEDINA and LUMBARD, Circuit Judges.

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

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Aston Bartholomew, a citizen of the British West Indies, was a seaman on board the Ulysses, a vessel…