Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 17, 1964No. 8318PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
Libelant joined the nuclear ship SAVANNAH in the capacity of public room porter on August 18, 1962, while the vessel was at Yorktown, Virginia. He was assigned to quarters with one Leon Swan who was likewise engaged as a public porter. Libelant was, at the time stated, a heavy-set man weighing 220 pounds and standing five feet ten and one-half inches. Swan was only five feet seven and one-half inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. The basis of this action is an altercation between libelant and Swan which took place during the early morning hours of August…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Waldron C. Watson, Libellant-Appellant v. Joshua Hendy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Watson v. Joshua Hendy Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. MoralesDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1964
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