Legal Opinion
Burkert v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided June 11, 1964No. In Adm. No. 63-194PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
THURMOND CLARKE, District Judge.
This is a proceeding in admiralty for maintenance, cure and wages for a seaman disabled by mental illness.
Libelant was employed by respondent Weyerhaeuser Line (sued herein as Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company) September 5, 1962, as a third mate aboard the vessel S.S. HORACE IRVINE. While engaged in performance of his duties October 27, 1962, libelant became ill; and he was removed from the vessel in the Panama Canal Zone for medical treatment.
Libelant alleges he was unfit for duty from the date of the onset of his illness, and the unfitness is expected to…
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- Brahms v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Martin Burkert v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965