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Sawyer v. United States

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 15, 1946PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNEDY, District Judge.

Libelant is a seaman who claims damages because of injuries sustained as a result of the negligent orders of the chief officer of the steamer Samuel F. Miller, a merchant vessel operated for the respondent United States of America. The claim of negligence is based on the fact that on March 11, 1944, while the Samuel F. Miller was at sea during heavy weather, libel-ant was needlessly ordered to the forepeak locker to remove an iron cover in the storeroom. As a result of the rolling and pitching of the ship he says he was thrown against the stanchion of a gun platform,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Schillinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Eastern Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  3. Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. United States v. HvoslefSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Thames & Mersey Marine Insurance v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  2. Untersinger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  3. Warren v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1947
  4. Barnes v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1946
  5. Silk v. United States War Shipping AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948

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