Legal Opinion
Frankel v. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1942No. 5007PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Lloyd Frankel, plaintiff below, from an order sustaining a motion to dismiss his complaint filed as a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. Frankel sought damages for personal injuries arising in the course of his employment by the defendant, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., while he was working on the “Liberty” vessel S. S. Patrick Henry. At the time of the accident, the vessel, lying in navigable waters in the port of Baltimore, had been launched but not fully completed or commissioned.
The material facts in the case are not in dispute…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Warner v. GoltraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Edgar J. Williams, Jr. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Wiper v. Great Lakes Engineering WorksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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