Legal Opinion
Robert Lee Mason v. Mathiasen Tanker Industries, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1962No. 8312_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*29BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Robert Lee Mason, was a seaman oiler on the tanker “Mission Capistrano,” owned by the United States Navy but operated under license by the defendant, Mathiasen Tanker Industries, Inc. On September 29, 1958, plaintiff fell while aboard and was injured. In his action to recover damages, he complains, (1) under the Jones Act, that his injuries were caused by the negligence of the employer-defendant and (2) by the unseaworthiness of the vessel.
During a trial which lasted several days, the jury heard much conflicting evidence on the issue of defendant’s liability…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Simon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. Frank J. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Indamer Corporation v. C. H. CrandonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Anthony PalumboCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Thomas D. Joyce v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. A. D. AllisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Camalier & Buckley-Madison, Inc. v. The Madison Hotel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Juan Ceja v. Mike Hooks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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