Legal Opinion
James E. McDaniel Libelant-Appellant v. The M/s Lisholt, Her Engines, Etc., and A. S. Lise, Her Owner
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 10, 1958No. 353, Docket 24914PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
Libelant appeals from a final decree of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered October 81, 1957 after a trial, dismissing the libel.
Libelant brought suit in admiralty for $200,000 damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by the unseaworthiness of respondent’s vessel and by the negligence of her owner and operator.
Libelant was a member of the Fire Department of the Panama Canal Zone Government. On February 6, 1954, at about 12:20 A.M., the vessel M/S Lisholt was tied up at Dock 6, Balboa Dock, Panama Canal Zone, while oil…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James E. McDaniel Libelant-Appellant v. The M/s Lisholt, Her Engines, Etc., and A/s Lise, Her OwnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Carter v. TAYLOR DIVING & SALVAGE COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- McDaniel v. The M/B LisholtDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Nikiforow v. RittenhouseDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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