Legal Opinion
Early v. American Dredging Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 15, 1951No. Civ. A. 11124, 143 of 1950 in AdmiraltyPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGRANERY, District Judge.
Findings of Fact
1. The plaintiff-libellant, William J. Early, was employed as a deck hand on the dredge Commodore, a bucket type dredge owned and operated by the defendant, for a period of four months prior to March 6, 1950.
2. The dredge was owned and operated by the defendant upon navigable waters to deepen docks, wharves and channels in and about the Delaware River.
3. As a deck hand Early took orders from the captain and the mate; he assisted in moving the dredge by means of its “spuds”, handled lines between the tug and dredge for towage purposes, assisted in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Norton v. Warner Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Carumbo v. Cape Cod S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Gahagan Const. Corporation v. ArmaoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Kibadeaux v. Standard Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Karl Weiss, Jr. v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. State Department of Assessment & TaxationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Rudolph E. Hill v. B.F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction Company, John Gence Hodges v. B. F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Potashnick-Badgett Dredging Incorporated v. WhitfieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Chesser v. General Dredging Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1957
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