Legal Opinion
Fraser v. Astra Steamship Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 1955PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
This is an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages sustained by plaintiff, a seaman, because of the alleged negligent handling and unseaworthy condition of the vessel owned by one of the defendants and operated by the other defendant. Eight days before plaintiff’s injury, plaintiff allegedly attacked and injured a fellow member of the crew. Defendants allege that the claim of the attacked crewman was settled for $1,000, and that they suffered other expenses and damages amounting to $4,000. Plaintiff and defendants ¿re residents of the State…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Moore v. New York Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and Third-Party v. George A. Fuller Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Karl Weiss, Jr. v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Heyward-Robinson CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Heintz & Co. v. Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- United States ex rel. D'Agostino Excavators, Inc. v. Heyward-Robinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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