Legal Opinion
Kapczynski v. T.M.T. Trailer Ferry, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1959No. 157 of 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
A seaman, Leon Kapczynski, has filed this libel in rem against his ship, T.M.T. Carib Queen, and in personam against its operator, T.M.T. Trailer Ferry, Inc. seeking to recover $10,000 for shipboard injuries. The libellant alleges that the vessel was unseaworthy and was negligently operated. He also asks for maintenance and cure.
Trailer Ferry was not served with original process. However, pursuant to the libel the ship was attached. Trailer Ferry then appeared generally and obtained the release of the ship by posting bond in the amount of $10,000 wherein a corporate…
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- In Re Nine North Church Street, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- In Re SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- The SusanaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
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