Legal Opinion
Virgil Wiseman v. Sinclair Refining Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 25, 1961No. 26779_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINCKS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, claiming while a seaman on defendant’s vessel to have slipped on a greasy ladder step and to have knocked his ankle against its guard rail, brought this Jones Act action seeking damages for negligence and unseaworthiness as well as maintenance and cure. Trial was to the court without a jury. Only plaintiff and a physician who had examined him for testimonial purposes testified. The judge found for plaintiff in the amount of $21,000, “including all three matters.” 1 He made no independent findings of fact or conclusions of law, but asked plaintiff’s counsel to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reilly v. PinkusSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nevelin W. Wilson, Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Dolcin Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Meyer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Lawrence v. NutterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Whitford A. Rice v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Moore-M v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- N. v. Maatschappij Voor Industriele Waarden v. A. O. Smith Corporation and Armor Elevator Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Saleh v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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