Rohde v. Grant Smith Porter Co.
District Court, D. Oregon
In Admiralty. Libel by . Hermann L. Rohde against the Grant Smith Porter Company. On hearing upon exceptions to the jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
BEAN, District Judge.
This is a libel in personam, brought by an employé of the respondent to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been received while doing carpenter work on a vessel after it had been launched, machinery installed, and practically completed, due, > it is alleged, to the actionable negligence of the respondent. Exceptions have been filed on the grounds .(1) that the court is without jurisdiction’ because the injury complained- of is not a maritime tort; and (2) if it is a maritime tort, and the court has jurisdiction, the libelant is denied a recovery because…
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- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- The LottawannaSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. ImbrovekSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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