Legal Opinion
Becker v. Waterman S. S. Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 27, 1950No. 21518_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, by the chief officer of the S. S. Warrior against her owner to recover damages for injuries he sustained when he entered the port deep tank in No. 3 hold to supervise its cleaning. The jury returned a verdict of $30,000 in his favor. From the resulting judgment the defendant has appealed, assigning error in denying motions to dismiss and to direct a verdict in its favor as well as errors in the charge of the court. There is no substantial dispute as to the facts which the jury could have found from the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Kowalsky v. Conreco CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Mullin v. Genesee County Electric Light, Power & Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Byars v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by13 opinions
- George W. Dixon, Libelant-Appellee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Hans Peymann v. Perini CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- James Victor Salem v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Stefanos Ktistakis v. United Cross Navigation Corp., Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Dixon v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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