Legal Opinion
Pineiro v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 4, 1945No. 24195-GPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODMAN, District Judge.
By exceptions to the libel herein and (by-supporting “exceptive allegations,” respondent United States asserts that as time charterer of a Panamanian vessel, it is not liable under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 41 Stat. 525, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741, for libelant seaman’s damage alleged to have been caused by unseaworthiness of the chartered vessel.
The libel alleges that while a crew member of the Panamanian merchant vessel “Gloria,” libelant was compelled to labor ¡beyond the call of duty when the vessel was unable to maintain its position in a convoy of which it was a part,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Burkholder v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945
- Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building Co. v. New York & P. R. S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sawyer v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1946
- Pineiro v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1945
- North American Steel Products Corp. v. The S/S Andros MentorDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961