Legal Opinion
Lytle v. Freedom International Carrier, S. A.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1975No. 74-1470PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Circuit Judge.
Robert J. Lytle, the original plaintiff in the action before the district court, brought suit in June of 1969 against Freedom International Carriers, S. A. et al (Freedom), seeking $1,000,000 in damages for injuries he had sustained while employed upon Freedom’s ship, the “Me-liton,” as a longshoreman. Lytle’s complaint in admiralty alleged two causes of action, the first charging Freedom with negligence and the second charging it with breach of the warranty of seaworthiness which Lytle alleged the shipowner owed him.
Shortly after Lytle brought suit against Freedom, that…
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