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Gibson v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 17, 1987PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kassal, J.

Plaintiff, a seaman, commenced this action to recover for personal injuries under the Jones Act (46 USC § 688), allegedly sustained on February 1, 1970 when he suffered a myocardial infarction while employed as a night relief engineer aboard defendant’s container vessel, The C. V. Seawitch. Plaintiff had been licensed as a third assistant engineer since 1944, but claimed to be unfamiliar with the engine room aboard The Seawitch, an automated vessel, although he had previously served aboard the ship as a night relief engineer and as an engineer on its second or…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Henderson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. Assaf v. Ropog Cab Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Broadway—111th Street Associates v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. De Paris v. Women's National Republican Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Rennie v. Barbarosa Transport, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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