Legal Opinion
Shelton v. Seas Shipping Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 11, 1947No. 3175PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANEY, District Judge.
This civil action was brought by a longshoreman under the general maritime law for damages for personal injuries sustained by him while he was employed on a vessel.
From the evidence presented to it, the court makes the following
Findings of Fact.
1. The original plaintiff was Patrick Shelton, a longshoreman and a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania.
2. Laura Shelton, executrix of the estate of Patrick Shelton, has been substituted as plaintiff in this action.
3. The defendant is Seas Shipping Company, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Smith v. Piper Aircraft Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Oliefabrik v. A. O. Smith Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1958
- Davis v. Matson Navigation CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1956
- Sloand v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1950
- Spaulding v. Parry Navigation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
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