Legal Opinion
Catherine Alison, as Administratrix of the Estate of Julian B. Alison, Deceased, Libelant-Appellant v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 1958No. 24714_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
Libelant’s intestate, Julian B. Alison, first assistant engineer on respondent’s Liberty ship “John A. Quitman,” disappeared after the ship docked at a pier in the Elbe River opposite Hamburg, Germany. His body was recovered from the harbor more than six weeks later. Respondent concedes that his death resulted from drowning. Libelant, his widow, brought this action as a Suit in Admiralty against the United States under 46 U.S.C. §§ 741 et seq., alleging that Alison fell to his death from the ship’s unseaworthy gangplank. The district court dismissed her libel on the merits,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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