Legal Opinion
Browning v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 6, 1973No. Civ. A. 71-563PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
This is a seaman’s personal injury case. Jurisdiction is founded upon the law of admiralty modified by the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 741-752 and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-790. During the trial it was agreed that plaintiff had no claim against the operator of the vessel, Mathiasen’s Tanker Industries, Inc. (Mathiasen’s), and consequently, Mathiasen’s was dismissed as a party defendant with prejudice. 1 Because there is no right to a trial by jury in suits against the United States arising under the Public Vessels Act,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States Steel Corporation v. LampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Petition of the United States of America and Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owners of the U.S.N.S. Mission San Francisco, United States of America, in No. 15294. Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., in No. 15281Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Labenz v. National Shipping and Trading CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Botek v. Mine Safety Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Feld v. MerriamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- House v. StockerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975