SPELLMAN v. AMERICAN BARGE LINE CO.

No. 9746.

176 F.2d 716 (1949)

SPELLMAN v. AMERICAN BARGE LINE CO., Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Lucian Y. Ray, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellee.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and O'CONNELL and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


BIGGS, Chief Judge.

Marjorie Spellman, being mentally incompetent, by Maggie Roush, her mother and next friend, both referred to hereinafter as "Spellman" for the sake of brevity, brought suit in the court below to recover from the American Barge Line Company ("American") (a) maintenance and cure, (b) damages allegedly suffered by Spellman because the captain was incompetent, and (c) damages allegedly suffered by Spellman because of the negligence of the captain within...

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