Burton v. Greig
District Court, S.D. Alabama
In Admiralty. Libel by Mrs. Hilda Burton, widow of Abraham Burton, individually and on behalf of her minor children, against Joachim Greig.
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, District Judge.
This was a libel filed by Mrs. Hilda Burton to recover of Greig, as the owner of the steamship Vildfugl, for the death of her husband, Abraham Burton, about September 18, 1919, in New Orleans, La.
The facts show that the said Burton was a fireman employed on board the steamship, and that, in operating the donkey engine on said date, a copper steam pipe blew out and killed the said Burton. This pipe which blew out had been used for some time on the steamship. The section of pipe which blew out is produced and exhibited to the court for inspection.
The testimony fails to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
3Cited by7 opinions
- Frank C. Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1959
- Edward S. Mesle v. Kea Steamship Corporation, (Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. American President Lines, Ltd.District Court, N.D. California · 1971
- The CommonwealthDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1929
- The William A. McKenneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1930
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.