COAL OPERATORS CASUALTY CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 175 of 1945.

74 F.Supp. 236 (1947)

COAL OPERATORS CASUALTY CO. v. UNITED STATES et al.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 14, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Webster Jones, of Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Conlen, LaBrum & Beechwood, of Philadelphia, Pa., for respondents.


KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

Nehemiah Williams, an employee of South Philadelphia Boiler Cleaning Company, an independent subcontractor, was injured while engaged in painting the steamship American Fisher. This suit in Admiralty was brought by his employer's compensation insurance carrier against the respondents as owners, asserting third party liability for negligence causing or contributing to the injury.

Findings of Fact.

1. On October 12, 1944...

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