Ryan v. United States

KALODNER, District Judge.

This is a libel in personam brought against Lyke Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., incorrectly designated in the libel as Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. The libel also designated as defendants the United States of America and the United States Maritime Commission, but the Libellant consents to dismissal of these defendants on the basis of the decision of this court by Judge Kirkpatrick in Burkholder v. United States of America, D.C. 1944, 56 F.Supp. 106.

The theory of the action is negligence, and the narrow question for determination is whether the Libellant sustained his…