Legal Opinion
Siders v. Ohio River Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 68-176PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MARSH, Chief Judge.
On February 8, 1968, Worthy Siders, Jr., plaintiff, filed this action against the Ohio River Company, defendant, claiming entitlement to compensatory damages under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688), and the admiralty doctrine of unseaworthiness. Subsequently, on May 20, 1969, plaintiff filed a second action against the defendant at Civil No. 69-608 seeking maintenance and cure from the defendant and damages under the Jones Act for alleged negligent failure to furnish maintenance and cure. A comparison of the complaints in these two actions reveals that…
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- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. SillimanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Walker v. Ohio River Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Siders v. Ohio River CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971