Legal Opinion
Villarosa v. Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 13, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 32651PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
This is an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the general maritime law seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while he was employed as a merchant seaman aboard the SS “Boston”. The defendant admittedly owned, operated, managed and controlled the vessel. The claim is based on the allegation that on April 14, 1962, while plaintiff was performing his duties, a steam line burst and he was scalded. Plaintiff has moved for summary judgment on the issue of liability. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.
The action was commenced on January 15, 1963…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Petterson v. Alaska S. S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Robin Construction Company, a Corporation of New Jersey, Richard D. Masia and Judith Masia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sojak v. Hudson Waterways Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Freed v. Plastic Packaging Materials, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Clark v. Employers Mutuals of WausauDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
- Jackson v. Riley Stoker Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Nikiforow v. RittenhouseDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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