Legal Opinion
Gamble v. The New Bedford
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 27, 1953No. 1768PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty against the Steamship New Bedford and against her owners, Sound Steamship Lines, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the libelant, Chester I. Gamble, on August 12, 1950, while he was a passenger on the “New Bedford”.
This Court has jurisdiction under the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1333.
The case was tried without a jury and was submitted to the Court for decision on oral testimony, arguments, and briefs.
The New Bedford is an excursion boat engaged in coastal transportation…
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