Legal Opinion
Schantz v. American Dredging Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 22, 1943No. 8332PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff instituted this action to recover, (1) under the Jones Act, 1 2 for personal injury, and (2) maintenance and cure under the maritime law. The accident which formed the basis of the claims occurred while he was at work on a vessel 2 anchored off shore at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. After the plaintiff had presented his case to the jury the defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that there was no jurisdiction in the court. The trial court granted the motion for the reasons that the plaintiff was not a “member of a crew” within the meaning of § 3 of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Loverich v. Warner Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Carumbo v. Cape Cod S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Diomede v. LoweCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Gahagan Const. Corporation v. ArmaoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Wilkes v. Mississippi River Sand & Gravel Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Jeanette Holland, Administratrix of the Estate of Aaron James Holland, Deceased, Cross v. Allied Structural Steel Company, Inc., CrossappelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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