Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. California Tanker Company
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 8, 1957No. Civ. A. 874-54PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MODARELLI, District Judge.
This is a libel brought upon two causes of action, one for damages for alleged breach of warranty of seaworthiness, and the other for maintenance and cure. From the pleadings and proof at a trial without a jury, I make the following:
Findings of Fact
1. Plaintiff, Cleveland B. Sawyer, was employed by the defendant as a pumpman on June 7, 1953, on the late afternoon of which day he boarded the defendant’s oil tanker, the S.S. Fort Mims, at Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
2. Plaintiff was examined by a physician on behalf of the defendant herein and found fit for duty prior to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United Fruit Company v. William E. SumrallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Carleno v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1962
- MacQueen v. CG-40527, a ship of the U. S. Coast GuardDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1968
- United Fruit Company v. William E. SumrallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960