STRATTON v. UNITED STATES


8 F.Supp. 429 (1934)

STRATTON v. UNITED STATES et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

August 1, 1934.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucien v. Axtell, of New York City, for libelant.

Martin Conboy, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Harry J. Hanna, Sp. Asst., of New York City, of counsel), for respondents.


GODDARD, District Judge.

The amended libel alleges two causes of action; one for $25,000 damages as a result of personal injuries sustained by the libelant, and the other for maintenance and cure in the amount of $5,000.

On June 29, 1925, around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the S. S. Cody, operated by the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, was moored alongside of a pier at Houston, Tex. The libelant, Mr. Stratton, her chief engineer, entered...

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