Legal Opinion
Orr v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 4, 1949No. 203, Docket 21262PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
The seaman, Hugh Orr, while serving as third mate on the tanker S. S. Elwood, a vessel owned, operated and controlled by the United States, filed a libel in the . Southern District of New York against the latter to recover damages for personal injuries and for maintenance and cure. The United States filed an answer denying the allegations of the libel on the merits and also alleged as a separate defense the following:
“That at the time of the filing of the libel herein, the S. S. Elwood was not within the jurisdiction of the Southern District of New York.
“That it has not any knowledge or…
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