Legal Opinion
Pollard v. Seas Shipping Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 9, 1945No. 146PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff herein sues under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, as administratrix of her husband’s estate, for damages for his death while in the course of his employment as a fireman on the S. S. “Algic,” owned by defendant. It is her contention that he fell overboard and was drowned because of a defective condition of a catwalk and railing and because the catwalk lacked a proper rope and hand railing. After a trial the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for $25,000, and this appeal by defendant is from the resulting judgment. It presses three grounds: That…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Jacob v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Kirincich v. Standard Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Stewart v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Virginia J. King, as Administratrix of the Estate of John Elvins King v. Pan American World Airways, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Kiesel v. American Trading and Production CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- Anne R. Swords, as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert L. Swords, Deceased v. American Sealanes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Anne R. Swords, as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert L. Swords, Deceased v. American Sealanes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971