Legal Opinion
Burton v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 18, 1952PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUGARMAN, District Judge.
In a suit by a government employed seaman under the Suits in Admiralty Act, respondent excepts to the libel on the ground that it is jurisdictionally defective.
Libelant alleges that he became ill due to respondent’s negligence and the unseaworthiness of the vessel between September 1, 1944 and June 28, 1945 while employed, aboard the S.S. Rebecca Boone, then operated by respondent’s General Agent, the North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co., Inc.
On February 24, 1947, an action was commenced in the City Court, New York County, against the General Agent to recover damages…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McMahon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Hoiness v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Rodinciuc v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Clyde-Mallory Lines v. the EglantineSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Handley v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Handley v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954