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HOINESS v. UNITED STATES

No. 20.

335 U.S. 297 (1948)

HOINESS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 8, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Resner argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Harry I. Rand argued the cause for the United States, stating that the Government was not opposed to the reversal of the judgments below and a remand of the cause to the District Court for a decision on the merits. With Mr. Rand on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Morison, John R. Benney and Alvin O. West.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was a seaman on the S.S. Escanaba Victory, a vessel owned by the United States and operated under an agreement between the War Shipping Administration1 and the American-South African Line, Inc., the provisions of which are unnecessary to relate here. He was injured while the vessel was docked at the port of San Francisco, California, and brought this suit in admiralty...

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