SCHANTZ v. AMERICAN DREDGING CO.

No. 8332.

138 F.2d 534 (1943)

SCHANTZ v. AMERICAN DREDGING CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 22, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman & Goldstein, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Philip H. Strubing, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Evans, Bayard & Frick, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BIGGS, JONES, and GOODRICH, Circuit Judges.


GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff instituted this action to recover, (1) under the Jones Act,1 for personal injury, and (2) maintenance and cure under the maritime law. The accident which formed the basis of the claims occurred while he was at work on a vessel2 anchored off shore at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. After the plaintiff had presented his case to the...

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