Legal Opinion
Green v. Skibs A/S Mandeville & A. S. Klaveness & Co.
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided August 20, 1960No. 1085PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYCHE, District Judge (sitting by designation).
This action came on for trial before me, sitting by designation in admiralty, on July 14, 1960. It was brought to recover damages on account of injuries suffered by Dock Green, a longshoreman, on July 26, 1956. It is not disputed that Green was injured on that date, when he jumped, or fell, from the mast-house to the main deck of the S/S Kings-ville, a distance of 8 or 9 feet. Green sustained a fractured knee cap and possibly other less serious injuries, which caused him to be hospitalized and unable to work for long periods of time and from…
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