Legal Opinion
De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 3, 1943No. 436Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
318 U.S. 660 (1943)
DE ZON
v.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
No. 436.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 4, 1943.
Decided April 5, 1943.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. Herbert Resner for petitioner.
Mr. Edward F. Treadwell, with whom Mr. Reginald S. Laughlin was on the brief, for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · JacksonJustice Jackson
Petitioner, a seaman, brought an action at law under the Jones Act[1] against the respondent shipowner. He alleged that while in the service of its ship he suffered injuries which resulted in the loss of his right eye, because of the negligence of the ship's doctor…
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