Legal Opinion
Jens Claussen v. Mene Grande Oil Company, C.A., a Venezuela Corporation and Mene Grande Oil Company, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 26, 1960No. 12747PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
The court below dismissed as untimely a complaint filed in 1956 by appellant Claussen, a seaman, against appellee Mene Grande Oil Co., a shipowner, for injuries alleged to have been sustained in 1947 when appellant, a member of the crew, fell from a gangway while boarding appellee’s ship. The complaint asserts a cause of action for negligent injury under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and an admiralty cause for maintenance and cure. In addition, appellant insists that his personal injury claim is also to be read as asserting the right which admiralty gives a crewman…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Engel v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Loverich v. Warner Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Jordine v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Andrew Oroz v. American President Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by37 opinions
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