Tammis v. Panama Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, J.:
We have here an action by a mariner, one of the crew of a vessel of the United States engaged in commerce and navigation, to recover damages from the shipowner, his employer, for injuries received in the course of his employment, as he alleges, (1) because of the negligence of the shipowner, (2) because of the unseaworthiness of the vessel.
Every species of tort, however occurring, and whether on board a vessel or not, if upon the high seas or navigable waters, is of admiralty cognizance (Atlantic Transport Co. v. Imbrovek, 234 U. S. 52, 60), and article 3, section 2, subdivision 1,…
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