FRASER v. UNITED STATES

No. 4283.

167 F.2d 141 (1948)

FRASER v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Bartlett and John O. Parker, both of Boston, Mass. (Nathan Greenberg and Ely, Bradford, Bartlett, Thompson & Brown, all of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellant.

Seymour P. Edgerton, of Boston, Mass. (Bingham, Dana & Gould, William T. McCarthy, U. S. Atty., and Edward O. Gourdin, Asst. U. S. Atty., all of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MAGRUDER, MAHONEY and WOODBURY, Circuit Judges.


MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final decree of the district court dismissing a libel brought in a proceeding under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., and the Clarification Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1291, which in effect make the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, applicable in suits against the United States. The libellant seeks to recover medical expenses, maintenance and damages for personal injuries.

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