Legal Opinion
Weldon v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 5, 1934No. 313PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This libel as amended is by the employer of Joseph Weldon, a stevedore, who has received compensation under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act of March 4, 1927 (33 USCA § 901 et seq.), and is to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of officers On the steamship Seattle Spirit, owned by the United States.
The following éonstitute my findings of fact and my rulings of law in conformity with the requirements of Admiralty Rule 46% (28 USCA § 723):
1. The steamship Seattle Spirit plied between Northern.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coughlin v. The RheolaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1884
- Clowes v. The Frank & WillieDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1891
- Watts v. JensenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1898
- Bryant v. VestlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
3Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Heyer v. Reardon Smith Line, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1939