Legal Opinion
Murphy v. American Barge Line Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 2, 1948No. 9599PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
The libellant, Otto J. Murphy, recovered judgment for maintenance and cure in an action brought in admiralty in the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The respondent, Murphy’s former employer, attacks the correctness of the judgment on two grounds. One raises the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to establish the fact of the accident and injury; the second presents a question of law.
We find no difficulty with the fact question. The respondent does not seriously contest the fact that Murphy had a fall upon the deck of one of the barges…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- The Bouker No. 2Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Loverich v. Warner Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Helen Reabe Sobosle v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Sims v. United States of America War Shipping AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Petition of Den Norske Amerikalinje A/SDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1967
- Spellman v. American Barge Line Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Paul v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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