Fraser v. United States

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final decree of the district court dismissing a libel brought in a proceeding under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., and the Clarification Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1291, which in effect make the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, applicable in suits against the United States. The libellant seeks to recover medical expenses, maintenance and damages for personal injuries.

The libellant joined the Merchant Marine in October, 1943, and after an eight weeks course in steward training at Sheepshead Bay, New York, was transferred to…