Legal Opinion

Shields v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 15, 1949No. 9560, 9561PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, circuit judge.

The subject matter of these appeals is an admiralty action against the United States as the owner and operator of the S. S. Hannibal Hamlin on behalf of a minor seaman for damages resulting from personal injuries sustained in the service of the vessel and for maintenance and cure and wages. In No. 9561 the court below found that the libellant was not entitled to recover damages. In No. 9560 the finding was that libellant was entitled to maintenance and cure and to a year’s wages plus a bonus for eleven months.

On September 22, 1944, the day of the accident involved,…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. McKenna v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  5. Beadle v. SpencerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Vitco v. JoncichDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
  2. Hawn v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  3. Yates v. DannDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1954
  4. Samuel Feinman v. A. H. Bull Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
  5. Larsson v. Coastwise (Pacific Far East) LineCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950

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