Legal Opinion
McDonough v. Buckeye S. S. Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided August 22, 1951No. Civ. 26505PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREED, District Judge.
Plaintiff, as Administrator of the Estate of William F. Kerr, instituted this action for the death of Kerr seeking to recover compensation under the Jones Act, Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. The cause was submitted to the Court without a jury.
In denying liability, defendant presents several problems to the Court which will require detailed comments on the evidence as they are discussed below. A brief outline of the facts at this point will suffice.
Kerr, the decedent, was a seaman on defendant’s ship, the Andrew Upson. On April 24, 1947 the Upson docked at the Corrigan-McKinney…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. Co. v. PrattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Black v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Mrs. Clifford Raymond Schlichter v. Port Arthur Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Susan E. Daughenbaugh, Cross-Appellee v. Bethlehem Steel Corp., Great Lakes Steamship Div., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Sarracino v. MartinezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
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