Legal Opinion
Bergeria v. Marine Carriers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 11, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-2928PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a merchant seaman, has brought a claim for personal injuries under the Jones Act claiming negligence of the shipowner and unseaworthiness of the vessel. He has demanded a jury trial. Plaintiff has already received the sum of $3,618.66 in maintenance and cure and unearned wages due to the disability which forms the basis for the Jones Act claim. The shipowner contends that the disability in question stems not from anything which occurred on the voyage, but from a preexisting condition which the plaintiff deliberately concealed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- David McCorpen v. Central Gulf Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Archawski v. HaniotiSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. v. Ming GiantDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- DiBenedetto v. WilliamsDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1995
- Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. v. CoxDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Brege v. Lakes Shipping Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004
- Finora Co., Inc. v. Amitie Shipping, Ltd.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1994
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