McGuire v. Mutual Transit Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit by Delia A. McGuire, as executrix of John J. McGuire, deceased, against the Mutual Transit Company.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
[1,2] The rule applicable to this case has been admirably expressed, I think, in The Kenilworth, 144 Fed. 377, 75 C. C. A. 314, 4 L. R. A. (N. S.) 49, 7 Ann. Cas. 202, by the Circuit *361Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where it is said that a seaman, suffering from injury in the service of a ship, is entitled to medical treatment and attendance, and that the master is required to exercise reasonable judgment as to whether the ship shall stop in the nearest port to provide such care and medical attendance; and that whether such requirement is fully discharged depends…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The M. E. LuckenbachDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- MacQueen v. CG-40527, a ship of the U. S. Coast GuardDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1968