Sonnesen v. Panama Transport Co.
New York Court of Appeals
I. The reversal by the Appellate Division on the basis of the weight of evidence was without authority in law. (Ruggiero v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., N. T. L. J., Oct. 21, 1947; Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, 1947 AMC 1089; Pariser v. City of New York, 146 F. 2d 431; Southern Ry. Co. v. Bennett, 233 U. S. 80; Herencia v. Gusman, 219 U. S. 44; Parsons v. Bedford, 3 Pet. [U. S.] 433; Slocum v. New York Life Ins. Co., 228 TJ.
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I. The reversal by the Appellate Division on the basis of the weight of evidence was without authority in law. (Ruggiero v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., N. T. L. J., Oct. 21, 1947; Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, 1947 AMC 1089; Pariser v. City of New York, 146 F. 2d 431; Southern Ry. Co. v. Bennett, 233 U. S. 80; Herencia v. Gusman, 219 U. S. 44; Parsons v. Bedford, 3 Pet. [U. S.] 433; Slocum v. New York Life Ins. Co., 228 TJ. S. 364; Johnson v. DierJce Lumber & Coal Co., 130 P. 2d 115; Minneapolis & St. Louis B. B. Co. v. Winters, 242 IT. ,S. 353; Davis v. Schwartz, 155 U. S. 631; United States v.…
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
In October, 1943, plaintiff, a young Danish seaman, then in apparent good health, signed articles at New York City for a voyage of not more than twelve months’ duration in “ worldwide trade ” and “ back to a final port of discharge in the united states ”, on one of defendant’s vessels. Defendant is a Panamanian corporation and its ships are registered under the laws of the Republic of Panama. On the outbound trip, which was through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific, plaintiff, according to some of the testimony, made repeated complaints to the ship’s officers that he was ill. He was,…
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