Legal Opinion
Johansen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 30, 1951No. 275, Docket 22012PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to decide whether a civil service employee of. the United States who is employed as a member of the crew of an army transport may sue the government, under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U. S.C.A. §§ 781-790, to recover for personal injuries, received in line of duty, or must accept as sole compensation an award under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C.A. § 751 et seq.
The appellant, Johansen, was a member of the crew -of the U. S. A. T. “Kingsport Victory” as a civil service employee of the United States and not as a member of the armed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ex parte FallsDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Johansen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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- Mandel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Stephen Robert Demko v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Johansen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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