Legal Opinion
John Farley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1958No. 15221_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.
Farley, an engineer on the S. S. Augustin Daly, on the night of April 5-6, 1952, momentarily was standing in a launch alongside the ship. One Potts, assistant cook, was ascending the pilot ladder from the launch to the main deck. Potts had been drinking intoxicating liquors and was climbing the ladder, one bottle of his beverage under his left arm and a second in his right hand. No mean feat, if he could have accomplished it— but he didn’t. He lost his hold as he reached the main deck and fell on Farley. Farley suffered severe injuries; Potts, slight or none. At the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Fox v. Alcoa S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Lee v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960
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