Legal Opinion
Piascik v. The S.S. Scottish Trader
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 4, 1959No. 44, Docket 25168PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered November 20, 1958 in the above entitled suit in admiralty. Timely notice of appeal was filed January 16, 1959. For an understanding of the appeal it is necessary to recite some of the earlier steps in this long-protracted litigation.
On August 21, 1941 Edward S. Piascik, a longshoreman, sustained injuries while working aboard the S.S. Scottish Trader when that vessel was docked at the port of Quonsit Point, Rhode Island. His injuries resulted in his death on September 10, 1941. He was in the employ of George A. Fuller Company and…
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