Legal Opinion
Hildebrand v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 26, 1954PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This is an action by the libelant, a seaman, for damages because of injuries received by him when, in descending into the hold of the S.S. Casimir Pulaski on or about March 7, 1952, the rung on a ladder gave way, causing him to fall some twenty-five feet into the bottom of the hold and suffer substantial personal injuries. There is no dispute that the ship was owned by the United States of America and operated pursuant to the usual General Agency Agreement by Eastern Steamship Lines, Incorporated.
1. The Issue As To Liability
The facts upon which the issue of liability is…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Balado v. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robert Bernard Smith, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Whitehall Terminal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Bryant v. Partenreederei-Ernest RussCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Ferrigno v. Ocean Transport, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Hildebrand v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Fonsell v. New York Dock RailwayDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1961
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