Legal Opinion
McGowan v. J. H. Winchester & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 1948No. Nos. 255, 265, Dockets 20966, 20986PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
These appeals were argued at the same time; and since each presents the same question, they may be disposed of in one opinion. The question is whether the general agent operating for the United States vessel owned by the latter is responsible for an injury to a third party caused by the negligence of the ship’s crew. There is no dispute as to the facts in either case, and they may be briefly stated.
Both plaintiffs were employees of contractors engaged on behalf of the United States to repair vessels owned and operated by the Government. The defendants, by virtue of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Caldarola v. EckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Shilman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Publicker Commercial Alcohol Co. v. Independent Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. v. WeadeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cannella v. Lykes Bros. SS Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- McAllister v. Cosmopolitan Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Gutierrez v. Pacific Tankers, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1948
- Bomberger v. International Freighting Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Cannella v. Lykes Bros. SS Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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