Lunney v. The Concord
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Libel by Thomas Lunney against the steamship Concord to recover damages for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
On the 12th of November,-1892, as the libelant, a carpenter, was descending a ladder in No. 4 hatch, going to the lower hold of the steamship Concord, a rung of the lad *914dei* broke, and the libelant fell to the bottom of the hold and sustained injuries for which the above libel was filed.
The vessel was under charter to J. M. Ceballos & Go., and her charter provided: “If more than one kind of grain is shipped, all extra expense to be paid by charterers.” Desiring to ship more than one kind of grain, the charterers, under this clause, had engaged a carpenter to put up…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chadwick v. DennistonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1887
- Ennis v. MaharajahCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- Sloan v. The FlowergateDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1887
- Ennis v. The MaharajahDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1889
- Kainer v. The BergenserenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1888
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- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- George W. Dixon, Libelant-Appellee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- The Robert C. McQuillenDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1899
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960