ALTAMURA v. UNITED STATES


78 F.Supp. 531 (1947)

ALTAMURA v. UNITED STATES et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

November 25, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Baker, of Hoboken, N. J., for libellant.

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Irving L. Evans, of New York City, of counsel), for respondents United States, War Shipping Administration, and Parry Navigation Co., Inc.

E. C. Sherwood, of New York City (Patrick J. McCann, of Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel), for respondents Turner & Blanchard and John E. Johnson.


CONGER, District Judge.

Libellant sues to recover damages for personal injuries which occurred to him while he was working on the S.S. John H. Eaton.

The accident occurred on November 13, 1943 while the Eaton was docked at Pier 10, Hoboken, New Jersey.

The case was tried before me without a jury.

Libellant was a longshoreman employed by Turner & Blanchard, Inc., a stevedoring company, and at the time of the accident was engaged with other...

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