Legal Opinion
Turner v. The Cabins
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 7, 1971No. Civ. A. Nos. 3383, 3384PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAYTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this case (hereinafter “Turner”) was a seaman employed by defendants (hereinafter “shipowner”) on board the SS “The Cabins”. On July 2, 1967 while working aboard this vessel in Estero Bay, California he slipped and fell on the main deck injuring his wrist and occasioning this lawsuit. Jurisdiction is based upon the Jones Act, 46 U. S.C. § 688 and The General Maritime Law. Turner sought recovery for his injuries and the ramifications thereof based on the unseaworthiness of the vessel and/or the negligence of the shipowner. Trial was held before a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- James P. Merchant v. Philip Henry RuhleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Queen v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Parsons v. Doctors for Emergency ServicesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1979
- Nosal v. Calmar Steamship CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Zielinski v. Companhia De Navegacao Maritima NetumarDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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