Legal Opinion
Hern v. Moran Towing & Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1943No. 42PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff is a seaman who brought suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, in the Southern District of New York to recover his damages resulting from sickness alleged to have been contracted, or to have been aggravated after it had been contracted, because of the negligence of the defendant in permitting his sleeping quarters to become and remain damp; and also to recover for maintenance and cure. The case was tried to a jury, and when the plaintiff rested the defendant moved for a directed verdict upon each cause of action. The motion was granted. The judge held…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. Union Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Rey v. Colonial Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Memphis Consol. Gas & Electric Co. v. CreightonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1910
- Lindgren v. Shepard S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Jacque v. Locke Insulator Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hiltz v. Atlantic Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1946
- Donnie E. Spinks, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Chevron Oil Company and Barge Facilities, Inc., Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross Labor Services, Inc., Third-Party Defendants-Appellees- Cross Donnie E. Spinks v. Labor Services, Inc., (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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