Legal Opinion
Nelson v. American-West African Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 7, 1936No. 125PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appe'al from a judgment dismissing the complaint at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence in an action to recover for personal injuries under section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, U.S. Code, title 46, § 688 (46 U.S.C.A. § 688). The plaintiff was an able seaman upon the defendant’s steamer, “West Irmo,” on a voyage from New York to West Africa; and while the ship was lying in a port on the Congo River at between eleven-thirty and twelve o’clock at night, the ship’s boatswain entered the crew’s quarters and struck him a blow across the face with a…
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