Legal Opinion
Jay O. Franks v. United States Lines Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 1, 1963No. 28024_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Jay O. Franks, formerly a wiper on defendant’s vessel the “S.S. American Veteran,” seeks to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him in a fall down one of the vessel’s stairways. The issues of negligence and unseaworthiness raised by his allegations were submitted to a jury, which found against him. Judgment for defendant was accordingly entered on this verdict. The court reserved to itself the issue of maintenance and cure, following the then controlling authority of Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co., 2 Cir., 306 F.2d 461, and allowed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Antonio F. Delima v. Trinidad CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Francisco Diaz Llamas and Jose RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Val Marine Corporation v. Leonard Costas, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Trademark Research Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Maxwell Online, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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