Legal Opinion
Koehler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 1951No. 10238_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This action was instituted in admiralty to recover damages (1) under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. 688, for injuries sustained by libelant on August 23, 1944, and (2) for wages, maintenance and cure. On said date libelant was employed as a seaman aboard the tanker, S. S. Mission Santa Maria, which was owned by respondent acting by the War Shipping Administration. The trial was to the court. The district judge filed a written opinion entitled, “Memorandum, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment.” The issues were decided favorably to libelant, and a judgment of…
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- Heredia v. DaviesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Hanson v. Reiss Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1960
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