Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 12, 1971No. 33, Docket 35079PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
On July 26, 1963 the decedent William J. Graser was hired as a marine engineer by A. L. Burbank & Co., Ltd. (Burbank) in New York City as agent for Tankers and Tramps Corporation, the alleged owner of the SS ATLAS, and he was immediately sent to join the vessel, which was off Bahrain Island in the Persian Gulf. Graser reached the ATLAS late on the evening of July 28th and the next morning he began work “blowing down” the boilers in the ship’s engine room. After spending less than an hour at this task, in extremely hot temperatures, Graser collapsed and had to be helped…
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