Legal Opinion
Balado v. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 6, 1950No. 21529_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This action was originally brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, by a fireman aboard the defendant’s vessel Genevieve Lykes. About March 10, 1944, heavy seas were encountered by the ship and the iron door leading from the deck to the crew’s messroom was found to be in a sprung condition, whereby sea water was entering the messroom. The plaintiff had gone to his quarters and was asleep. About midnight the chief engineer woke him up and ordered him to help bail out the water. He complied, and worked for more than an hour bailing out water which splashed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- The Ha ScandrettCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- McCarthy v. American Eastern CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Skolar v. Lehigh Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- McGhee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
3Cited by42 opinions
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- Keen v. Overseas Tankship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Kathleen Troupe v. Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Catherine Poignant, Libellant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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