BRANIC v. WHEELING STEEL CORPORATION

No. 8962.

152 F.2d 887 (1945)

BRANIC v. WHEELING STEEL CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1945.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing January 30, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Schlesinger & Schlesinger, of Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

H. A. Robinson, of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Dickie, Robinson & McCamey, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Harry M. Mack, of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MARIS, McLAUGHLIN, and O'CONNELL, Circuit Judges.


MARIS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff brought a civil action against the defendant in the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while employed as a seaman upon a steamer owned by the defendant and operated by it upon the Ohio River in Pennsylvania. The plaintiff averred in the complaint that he sustained his injuries by reason of the unseaworthiness of the vessel, the failure of the defendant...

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