Legal Opinion
O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1942No. 7929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was employed as a deckhand upon the steamship Michigan owned and operated by the defendant. He sued for damages for injuries occasioned by the negligence of the defendant and in admiralty for maintenance during his disability. The District Court dismissed the suit as to the negligence count and entered a judgment upon the admiralty count in favor of the libelant for $275. To reverse the judgment, appellant appeals.
The defendant was engaged in transporting sand from Indiana to Illinois over the navigable waters of Lake Michigan. The sand was unloaded from the…
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- The MarsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by3 opinions
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