Legal Opinion
Nahmeh v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1925No. 157PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taft
William Nahmeh, employed as a fireman on the steamship Quinnipiae, was injured August 3, 1920, in the performance of his duties. One of his legs had to be ampu-'-tated. To recover for this injury, he filed a libel on March 30, .1922, against the United States as owner of the Quinnipiae, under the .Suits in Admiralty Act of March 9, 1920, ch. 95, 41 St. 525, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York where he lived. The steamship Quinnipiae was then in the Southern District of New York. The United States appeared specially and excepted; on the ground that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blamberg Brothers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Middleton & Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1921
- Galban Lobo & Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1922
- Alsberg v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1922
- Axtell v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1922
3Cited by30 opinions
- Eastern Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Felice Grillea v. United States and National Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- John C. Szyka v. United States Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Tommy Shaw v. Library of CongressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.