Legal Opinion
Osnovitz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 28, 1953No. 10913_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for personal injuries brought by a longshoreman. The alleged injuries occurred while the appellant, Joseph Osnovitz, was engaged in loading ship stores on board a vessel called the “Shawnee Trail” on October 1, 1948. The libel is brought against the United States by virtue of the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 781-799.
The “Shawnee Trail” was a tanker. On the date in question a crew of longshoremen employed by Maritime Ship Cleaning and Maintenance Co., Inc., was loading the stores on the vessel. The articles were landed in a net at the forward…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brabazon v. Belships Co., Limited, Skibs A/sCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Osnovitz v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
3Cited by4 opinions
- Samuel Feinman v. A. H. Bull Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- West v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- West v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Tom Shaw, Inc. v. Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986