Legal Opinion
Chesser v. General Dredging Co.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided April 19, 1957No. 394PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKER, Chief Judge.
This is an action by Richard C. Chesser against General Dredging Co., Inc., to recover maintenance, cure and wages to the end of the voyage as a result of an injury suffered by libelant on March 29, 1955, while in the employ of the respondent. At the hearing, libelant dropped his claim for wages and seeks to recover past due maintenance and the expenses of his cure, some of which have already been incurred, and for future cure, which will include surgery, and for future maintenance during the period of his disability reasonably expected to follow the anticipated surgery.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Gianfala v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Karl Weiss, Jr. v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Gahagan Const. Corporation v. ArmaoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Rudolph E. Hill v. B.F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction Company, John Gence Hodges v. B. F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Brinegar v. San Ore Construction CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1969
- Potashnick-Badgett Dredging Incorporated v. WhitfieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Kirk v. Allegheny Towing Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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