Legal Opinion
Hudson Waterways Corporation v. William J. Schneider
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1966No. 20429_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the libelant in a seaman’s action in admiralty for damages for personal injuries under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under the general maritime law.
The libelant, William J. Schneider, who is the appellee in this action, is a licensed marine engineer. At the time of the accident he was employed by the appellant as Third Assistant Engineer on board the SS. TRANSORLEANS, owned and operated by the appellant. The ship was then in navigable waters en route from San Francisco to Panama.
About noon on January 27, 1964, Schneider…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Robert Reinhart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- California Home Brands, Inc. And Pan Pacific Fisheries v. Danny FerreiraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Nelsen v. Research Corp. of the University of HawaiiDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1992
- American President Lines, Ltd., a Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. E. B. Welch, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Michael K. Bernard v. Maersk Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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