Johnson v. United States

McCARTHY, District Judge.

This is an action in, Admiralty by a seaman against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., for damages for personal injuries and for maintenance and cure.

The libel was filed June 14, 1950. Article Seventh alleges: “That between June 14, 1947, and August 10, 1947, the said S. S. Bent’s Fort was on the 'high seas and that the libellant was working on said vessel and in the course of his employment sustained personal injuries and became ill as a result of his employment on said vessel”. Article Eighth reads: “That the libellant was…