Legal Opinion
Mason v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 26, 1949No. 254, Docket 21314PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The libellant has appealed from a final decree of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York in a suit brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S. C.A. §§ 741-752, and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 781-790, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while attempting to board the respondent’s steamship James De Wolf when she was moored at Pier 7, Bush Terminal, Brooklyn. He recovered substantial damages but insists that they are inadequate and that there was error in finding that he was guilty of contributory negligence, and in proportionately reducing the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Vanderlinden v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Fodera v. Booth American Shipping CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Grillo v. Royal Norwegian GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
3Cited by11 opinions
- Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Lukmanis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Thorleif Pedersen, Libellant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Calderone v. NAVIERA VACUBA S/ADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Cie. Des Messageries Maritimes v. TawesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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