LEWIS v. UNITED STATES NAV. CO.


57 F.Supp. 652 (1944)

LEWIS v. UNITED STATES NAV. CO., Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

September 11, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Rassner, of New York City (Jacob Rassner and Ernest Rassner, both of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Corydon B. Dunham, of New York City, for defendant.


KNOX, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a seaman, asks damages of $50,000 from defendant as a result of an injury sustained while serving as boatswain aboard the steamship Charles A. McAllister as she lay at or near a dock in Bone, Africa. He also asks to be awarded the sum of $10,000 for his maintenance and cure. Upon stipulation, the case was tried to the court in the absence of a jury.

The vessel, a so-called "victory...

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