Legal Opinion
German v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 19, 1946No. 9153PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’CONNELL, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the interesting if sometimes perplexing question of election of rights and remedies. A seaman is injured while on duty in the engine room of a river steamer. He brings an action on the law side in the District Court for the Western .District of Pennsylvania, charging the shipowner with negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and with breach of warranty of seaworthiness under general maritime principles. During the presentation of his case and upon motion by counsel for the defendant, the trial judge requires the plaintiff to “elect” as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Carlisle Packing Co. v. SandangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by19 opinions
- US Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Warwick Dev. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Vance W. Williams v. Tide Water Associated Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- German v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Stewart v. Sioux City & New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
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