Legal Opinion
Guillermo Oliveras v. United States Lines Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 5, 1963No. 261, Docket 27458PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEONARD P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, plaintiff below, brought suit in the district court to recover damages for a back injury allegedly sustained while employed aboard defendant-appellee’s vessel, the S. S. America. Suit was predicated on negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and unseaworthiness. A claim for maintenance and cure was also made. During the course of the trial, appellant withdrew his claim of unseaworthiness and his action was submitted to the jury solely on the claim of negligence under the Jones Act; the claim for maintenance and cure was reserved for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. BayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Railway Co. v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Allers v. BohmkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
- Gerald Brown v. Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation, a Delaware Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Care Travel Company, Ltd. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Billy Ray Delancey v. Motichek Towing Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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