Legal Opinion
Downie v. United States Lines Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 27626PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAFT, District Judge.
This action for damages under the Jones Act is before us on defendant’s post-trial motions following a special verdict of a jury for the plaintiff.
The evidence was sufficient to establish the following: On November 5,1958, plaintiff was employed as an electrician aboard the S.S. American Builder, a vessel owned and operated by the defendant, and then docked in the Port of London. Plaintiff awoke about 2 o’clock that morning with a sharp pain in his arm. He went to sleep again, and some time later awoke with a sharp pain in his chest which “shot across” his shoulder and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Smith v. WhittierCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- Rhone v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Dow v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Crespin v. Albuquerque Gas & Electric Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Thomas Downie v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- McSparran v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Downie v. United States Lines Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Fair v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1965
- Thomas Downie v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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