Legal Opinion
O'NEILL v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1957No. 287 of 1946, 287 of 1947PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
This is an admiralty action for personal injuries suffered by libellants (an able-bodied seaman and Chief Engineer, respectively) when a mine exploded under the stern of a merchant tanker (S. S. Cedar Mills) owned and operated by respondents as this ship was starting to leave the harbor of Ancona, Italy, on November 19, 1945.
I. History of the Case
Although there was extensive litigation over certain discovery aspects of these cases prior to October 9, 1953, 1 no document filed by libellants, seeking discovery, appears in the Clerk’s file in either case between that…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sanford Bros. Boats, Inc. v. Dalvis VidrineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. SchrueferCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Thomas J. Murphy v. George LightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- George v. Hillman Transportation CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Harrigan v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
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