Legal Opinion
Fardy v. Trawler Comet, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 30, 1955No. 54-48PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
This libel for maintenance raises a question somewhat complementary to that considered in Hazelton v. Lucken-bach S.S. Co., D:C., 134 F.Supp. 525. In the present case libellant shipped aboard the respondent’s fishing vessel Comet on December 6, 1952. He was not asked to, and did not, disclose anything about his health or prior medical history. On December 31, 1952, following his return from his second trip on the Comet, he was unable to work until he had a thyroid operation and had recovered from its effects. He seeks maintenance for that period, and payment of his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Miller v. Lykes Bros.-Ripley S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Hazelton v. Luckenbach Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Martin Burkert v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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