Legal Opinion
Caddy v. Texaco, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 5, 1973PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
The plaintiff, a wiper in the engine room of the S. S. Texaco New Jersey, fell on oil on the deck of the engine room, sustaining injuries for which he brought this action of tort and contract. The declaration originally contained four counts, two of which were waived. There is now left a claim in count 1 for personal injuries under the Jones Act, 46 U. S. C. § 688 (1964), and a claim in count 2 for personal injuries for a breach of the warranty of seaworthiness under the general maritime law. The defendant’s answer included a general denial, and alleged contributory negligence and assumption…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Francisco Joia v. Jo-Ja Service Corp., Boat Niagara Falls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Hans Peymann v. Perini CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Militello v. Ann & Grace, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Hans Peymann v. Perini CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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