Legal Opinion
Maniatis v. Archipelago
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 10, 1959No. 7804Published
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
The original opinion of this Court is reported in 159 F.Supp. 245. On appeal the case was at first reversed and remanded for further proceedings with instructions to reaffirm the judgment if this Court found that the accident was caused by deficient equipment amounting to unseaworthiness, but to dismiss the case if the accident was due to the negligence of a fellow member of the crew. Penedo Cia Naviera, S. A. v. Maniatis, 4 Cir., 262 F.2d 284.
When the matter was initially heard in this Court, proctors conceded that the case was not governed by the statutory…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Penedo Cia Naviera S.A. v. Nicholas Maniatis, LibellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Markakis v. Liberian S/S Mparmpa ChrisTos Her EnginesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Maniatis v. The Steamship ArchipelagoDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1958
- Konstantopoulos v. Diamante Cia. De Vapores, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959