Legal Opinion
Guerrini v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 1948No. 191, Docket 20899PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in the admiralty, awarding damages to the libellant against the United States, for injuries suffered while he was on board the steamer, William B. Giles. The suit was brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq.; and the only issues are whether the ship was negligent, whether the libellant was guilty of contributory negligence, and what are the proper damages. At the time the ship was moored in Brooklyn alongside the dock of a contractor, the Continental Shipyard, apparently for general overhauling, although the…
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