Legal Opinion
Muruaga v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 25, 1949No. 107, Docket 21154PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit J udge.
The appellant is a chef about fifty-one years old who became incapacitated while a member of the crew of the S.S. Uruguay, a vessel owned by the United States and operated under the standard form of agency agreement by Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. His illness was not caused by his employment.
When the vessel was at sea on March 8, 1945, he succumbed to dizziness and chills and was cared for in the sick bay until the voyage ended on the arrival of the vessel at the Port of New York on March 26, 1945. He then entered the Marine Hospital at Stapleton, S. I., where he was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hume v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Bay State Dredging & Contracting Co. v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Daniel A. Desmond, Libelant-Appellee-Appellant v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Brahms v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- McMillan v. Tug Jane A. Bouchard Official 56872District Court, E.D. New York · 1995
- Creppel v. J. W. Banta Towing, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1962
- Giuseppe Capotorto v. Compania Sud Americana De Vapores, Chilean Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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