West India & P. S. S. Co. v. Weibel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Eouisiana. This ease was commenced in the circuit court on a petition, among other things, showing as follows: •‘Petitioner shows that he is a carpenter by trade, and was, at the date first mentioned below, employed as such by the firm of William J. Hannon & Co., a commercial firm doing business in the city of New Orleans, to do certain work on the steamship Nicaraguan, belonging to the West India…
Read the full summary
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Eouisiana. This ease was commenced in the circuit court on a petition, among other things, showing as follows: •‘Petitioner shows that he is a carpenter by trade, and was, at the date first mentioned below, employed as such by the firm of William J. Hannon & Co., a commercial firm doing business in the city of New Orleans, to do certain work on the steamship Nicaraguan, belonging to the West India & Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country, and having its…
1Per curiam
The only error insisted upon in this court, is in admitting evidence over objections in support of the facts alleged in the petition. The question, as presented, is ihe same as if, in the court below, the defendant had filed an exception of no cause of action. The petition shows that, having business aboard the defendant steamship, the petitioner was there injured by falling through a hatch, in a dark place, which haich the owners had negligently left-open, without giving sufficient notice thereof, and charges that the owners had neglected their duty to provide a safe, place for petitioner to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The AuchenardenDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1900
- Burrell v. FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
3Cited by15 opinions
- Fred Howland, Inc. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Roger Johnson v. A/s Ivarans RederiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Badalamenti v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Middleton v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1914
- Miller v. The SultanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.