Legal Opinion
Bentley v. Albatross S.S. Co. The Christian Bergh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 30, 1953No. 10779PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a libel in admiralty seeking maintenance and cure and recovery for injuries alleged to be due to unseaworthiness and negligence. The dismissal was premised on the trial court’s determination that (1) the vessel was seaworthy; (2) the respondents were not negligent; and (3) “Libellant’s injuries resulted solely from-his intoxicated condition and, therefore, were caused solely by his own gross and wilful misconduct.”
The facts are detailed in the District Court’s opinion, E.D.Pa.1952, 104 F.Supp. 489, and are virtually…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Mrs. Clifford Raymond Schlichter v. Port Arthur Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Swenson v. The Argonaut the Estelle. The SusanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Daniels v. Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1954
- Edward S. Mesle v. Kea Steamship Corporation, (Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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