Legal Opinion
Felice Grillea v. United States of America and National Shipping Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 26, 1956No. 23609_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in a suit under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 1 dismissing the libel of a longshoreman, who was injured by a fall through an open hatch, while working on board a ship, owned by the United States, but ' chartered to the Moore-MeCormaek Lines, Inc. The suit was based upon the unseaworthiness of the ship by reason of undisputed facts, for which, however, Judge Ryan held that the respondent was not liable, although he assessed the damages at' $55,000- .'against the possibility of a reversal — incidentally, a most desirable practice. The accident…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Petterson v. Alaska S. S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- United States v. SheaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Reed v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Antonio Nuzzo v. Rederi, A/s Wallenco, Stockholm, Sweden, Rederi A/b Soya, and Third-Party v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third- PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Francisco Torres Ramos v. Beauregard, Inc., Francisco Torres Ramos v. S. S. DetroitCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Solet v. M/V Capt. H. v. DufreneDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Ramon Ruiz Pichirilo v. Laureano Maysonet Guzman, LibellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
- Rodriguez v. Coastal Ship CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
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