Cruz v. American Export Isbranbtsen Lines, Inc.

OPINION

TENNEY, District Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty commenced by plaintiff under the Jones Act, 46 U.S. C. § 688, to recover damages for injuries sustained while employed aboard the “S. S. FLYING CLIPPER”, a vessel owned and operated by the defendant corporation. Plaintiff alleged to the Court, sitting without a jury, that his injuries were sustained by reason of the negligence of defendant’s agents and the unseaworthiness of its vessel. Post-trial memoranda were submitted by the parties, and, at the Court’s request, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law were also submitted.…