Legal Opinion
United States v. Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1927No. 5032PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.
The Draper Engine Works Company had a contract for special repair work on the steamship •West Gambo, a merchant vessel owned and operated by the government. ^At the same time other repairs were being made by the owner upon its own account. In moving scaffolding used by them while painting in and about No. 3.hatch between-decks, the government workmen carelessly permitted a heavy timber to fall upon and seriously injure appellee Wallace, who, as an employé of the contractor, was working below them in No. 3 lower hold. Wallace brought this proceeding, in the nature of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Perry v. PayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Mynard v. Syracuse, Binghamton & New York RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- North American Ry. Const. Co. v. Cincinnati Traction Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1909
- Mitchell v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Manhattan Ry. Co. v. CornellNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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