Legal Opinion
Christiansen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 14, 1951No. 4587_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTIGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree entered by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on January 9, 1951, dismissing a libel against the respondent, United States of America.
The libel was brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq. to recover damages for injuries sustained by the libellant in falling from the battens when a batten hoard gave way while he was performing his duties as a ship’s cleaner in tank #2 aboard the SS Gauntlet owned and operated by the United States of America.
The opinion of the district…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Loiacano v. Oil Screw Schooner Josephine & MaryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Boston & Philadelphia S. S. Co. v. ScottU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1891
- Mystic Terminal Co. v. ThibeaultCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
- The Queen ElizabethDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1913
- Gibbons v. United States. United States v. Gibbons Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Michael T. Earles v. Union Barge Line Corporation, Billy Leroy McNamer v. Union Barge Line CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Rogers v. M/V RALPH BOLLINGERDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Peck v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1970