Legal Opinion
Nowery v. Smith
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1946No. Civil Action 5087PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
This case «arises on defendants’ motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial.
The plaintiff, James N. Nowery, a former seaman, brought suit for personal injuries under the Jones Act, 1 and for maintenance and cure, against defendants, who were the operators of the merchant vessel “Matthew B. Brady.” The injuries of which plaintiff complained were sustained by him in a fist fight with the chief engineer of the “Brady,” one Nantau, while plaintiff was on shore leave, in a barroom at Antilla, Cuba.
By agreement of counsel, the issue of maintenance and cure was resolved…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Rolph Navigation & Coal Co. v. KohilasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1924
- Kyriakos v. GoulandrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Wheeler v. West India S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- German v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Paul v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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