Legal Opinion
Lamon v. Standard Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1954No. Civ. No. 3530PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, an American seaman, claims to have been injured on May 8, 1951 while employed as a member of the crew of the Esso Annapolis, a tank vessel owned and operated by the defendant. He asks damages under the Jones Act,1 wages until the end of the voyage, and maintenance. His claim is based on a heart condition which he alleges was brought about by the negligence of the defendant.
Before May 8, 1951, plaintiff had been in the defendant’s employ continuously since 1946 and periodically for about twenty years prior thereto. On the occasion of joining each ship operated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bay State Dredging & Contracting Co. v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Saleh v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Scott v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1957
- Hylton v. Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1957
- Carleno v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1962
- Travis v. Motor Vessel Rapids CitiesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
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