Gill v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
This litigation resulted from the death of libelant’s intestate, Martin Gill, a stevedore, occurring as the result of a fall on November 12, 1945 into the hold of the steamship Cornelia, a vessel owned by the United States and operated by the War Shipping Administration, and at that time anchored at a pier in Jersey City, N. J. Libelant, Gill’s widow, brought suit on May 9, 1945 as administratrix to recover damages on behalf of his heirs and next of kin, alleging that the death was caused by respondent’s negligence and by the unseaworthiness of the vessel. The United…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Kingston Dry Dock Co. v. Lake Champlain Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Carroll v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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