Legal Opinion

Gore v. Clearwater Shipping Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 8, 1967No. Nos. 16148 to 16151PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

The questions of admiralty law which are here raised concerning a shipowner’s rights to reimbursement from another party for maintenance and cure paid to a seaman have been considered in the Gooden case,1 also decided today. In addition, this appeal presents a subsidiary issue involving liability for certain counsel fees and expenses.

On this appeal there is no dispute as to the facts found by the trial court. Libellant Gore (“seaman”), although he had had troubles with his back in 1954, 1957, 1958 and 1960, sought employment in late 1961 aboard the SS.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. The Apollon.Supreme Court of the United States · 1824
  4. Jones v. Waterman SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
  5. Helen Reabe Sobosle v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bertram v. Freeport McMoran, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. Andrew C. Gooden, Jr. v. Sinclair Refining Company v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
  3. Andrew G. Black v. Red Star Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant, and Mobil Oil Corp., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  4. Gulledge v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Poincon v. Offshr Mrne ContractorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021

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