Legal Opinion
Hubert N. Selby, Jr., Libelant-Appellant v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 6, 1959No. 150, Docket 25251PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, Judge.
The libelant-appellant appeals from a decree of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, sitting in Admiralty, dismissing his libel.
The libelant sought, in the District Court, to recover damages under the Jones Act, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, because of having been “exposed to contagion and illness” while serving as an oiler on the S. S. Rockland Victory, a ship owned, managed, operated and controlled by the respondent, the United States.
The libelant, then eighteen years old, signed on as an oiler on the Rockland in January of 1946, at the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Petterson Lighterage & T. Corp. v. New York Central R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- James Richardson & Sons, Ltd. v. Conners Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp. v. American Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Selby v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1958
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- Casselmann v. Tug Captain KellyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963