Legal Opinion
Brailas v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 2, 1948PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
The libellant w.as the chief engineer of the S.S. Lot Whitcomb. On January 21, 1944, while the Ship was maneuvering for anchorage at Suez, he entered the engine room where Dolanides, the first assistant engineer, was on watch and at the throttle. The two became involved, first, in an argument and then in a scuffle, in the course of which Dolanides stabbed the libellant with a scraper. For the injuries he then received he filed his libel against the United States as, owner of the vessel, alleging two causes of action: the first founded on respondent’s negligence under…
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