Legal Opinion
Koehler v. Presque-Isle Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 24, 1944No. 279PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for injuries suffered while plaintiff was in the employment of defendant as a seaman. The complaint stated that plaintiff elected to maintain the action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. At the trial before a judge and jury, the testimony showed the following: Plaintiff and a fellow-seaman, Todd, were both wheelsmen employed on the S. S. “Angeline,” owned by defendant, and engaged in traffic on the Great Lakes. There was testimony that on October 20, 1940, when the ship was docked at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Todd had deliberately picked a fight on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Davis v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Hume v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Jones v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Bielunas v. F/V Misty Dawn, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- Kyriakos v. GoulandrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Joseph Stankiewicz v. United Fruit Steamship Corporation, a Corporation, and United Fruit Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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