Legal Opinion
Flanagan v. The Scow H. F. Gilligan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 10, 1958PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWAED WEINFELD, District Judge.
Eed Star Towing & Transportation Corporation, one of the respondents, excepts to the second amended libel on the ground that it fails to allege a cause of action against it. The question presented is whether the obligation of seaworthiness extends from a tug owner to a seaman, who is not his employee, and who is injured on board a scow which is in tow of the tug, such injuries allegedly being due to the unseaworthy condition of the tug with respect to which the seaman performed no service.
The facts are as follows: Flanagan, the libelant, was employed by the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Julius Nagler v. Admiral CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Imperial Oil, Limited v. Frank DrlikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Strika v. Netherlands Ministry of Traffic, Directorate General of ShippingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by4 opinions
- John H. Williams v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Third-Party v. William Spencer & Son Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Nikiforow v. RittenhouseDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Flanagan v. The Scow H. F. GilliganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Reilly v. B No. 100 Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1977