Legal Opinion
Colon v. Trinidad Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 5, 1960PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUGARMAN, District Judge.
Rafael Colon, a seaman, sues Trinidad Corporation for damages for personal injuries sustained in two accidents aboard the S. S. Tillamook owned by defendant and for maintenance and cure. A claim for damages for defendant’s alleged failure to treat plaintiff was abandoned before trial.
On November 25, 1957, while plaintiff was engaged in chipping the bulkhead at the bilges, he slipped and fell, striking his neck on an adjacent pump.
Plaintiff’s trial theory was that:
“Plaintiff was working in the port bilge, below the level of the engine room floor, in a narrow portion of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
3Cited by27 opinions
- Samuel F. Johnson v. Norwood Bryant, an Individual, Master Norwood Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- William O. Haughton, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Blackships, Inc., Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Alfred M. Massey v. Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc., Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc. v. A. M. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Whitford A. Rice v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Solomon Lieberman v. Matson Navigation Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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