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JONES v. WATERMAN S. S. CORPORATION

Nos. 8930, 8945.

155 F.2d 992 (1946)

JONES v. WATERMAN S. S. CORPORATION (READING CO., Third Party Defendant).

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman, Landy & Lorry, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant David E. Jones.

George M. Brodhead, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson and Joseph W. Henderson, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant Waterman Steamship Co.

Henry R. Heebner and Wm. Clarke Mason, both of Philadelphia, Pa. (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

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

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, David E. Jones, a seaman employed by the defendant and third-party plaintiff, Waterman Steamship Corporation, brought suit against his employer in a civil action to recover maintenance and cure and wages. Jones had left his ship, the S.S. "Beauregard", on shore leave and was proceeding across the pier toward the street when all the lights on the pier were extinguished. As a result of the darkness he fell into an open ditch along...

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