Catherine Poignant, Libellant-Appellant v. United States

HINCKS, Circuit Judge.

Libellant brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained while employed as a stewardess on board defendant’s vessel, the S. S. Marine Flasher. Her libel contained two causes of action: the first was for recovery on the ground of negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and on the ground of unseaworthiness; the second was for maintenance and cure. The trial court, sitting in admiralty without a jury, dismissed the first cause of action and gave the libellant relief under the second cause of action. No appeal is taken from this latter holding. The…