Landgraf v. United States

GANEY, District Judge.

This is a suit brought by a longshoreman pursuant to the Suits in Admiralty Act 1 to recover damages for injuries sustained by him while he was employed on a merchant vessel owned by the United States

From the evidence presented to it, the .court makes the following special

Findings of Facts:

1. The libellant is John W. Landgraf, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the respondent is the United States of America, and the impleaded respondent is the Independent Pier Company, an independent stevedoring concern.

2. On December 7, 1944, the Steamship Harry Lane (PH-379), a…