Legal Opinion
George Ezekiel v. Volusia Steamship Co. And Suwanee Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 15, 1961No. 44, Docket 26937PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a Honduran seaman, brought this action in 1957, in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, against a Liberian corporation1 for an injury to his eye suffered while he was chipping rust aboard M/V Arctic Reefer, a Liberian vessel, in Guatemalan waters. The action was brought on the “law” side, and a jury trial was demanded. In the spring of 1961, plaintiff consented to a transfer to the “admiralty” side, withdrew the claims asserted for maintenance and cure and for negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and agreed to proceed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Felice Grillea v. United States and National Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Keen v. Overseas Tankship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Heriberto Oliveras v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Samuel Mosley v. Cia. Mar. Adra, S.A., and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee,v. Lipsett Steel Products, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Robert R. Jordan, Jr. v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Antonio Nuzzo v. Rederi, A/s Wallenco, Stockholm, Sweden, Rederi A/b Soya, and Third-Party v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third- PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Barlas v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
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