Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 9, 1945No. 85PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
Both parties appeal from a decree in the admiralty, awarding damages for personal injuries to one, Walsh, a longshoreman, which he sustained while boarding the respondent’s ship, “Charles A. Dana,” in Savannah, on June 28, 1943. Walsh was a rigger and diver, employed by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Company; the libellant was the insurance company which carried workmen’s compensation for that company and had paid Walsh his award. The suit was to recover full indemnity for Walsh’s injuries. The judge found the respondent liable, and awarded $13,000 to the libellant…
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