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SOMMERSETH v. UNITED STATES

No. 139 of 1949, Admiralty.

91 F.Supp. 457 (1950)

SOMMERSETH v. UNITED STATES.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

July 21, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freedman, Landy and Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for libellant.

Gerald A. Gleeson, U. S. Atty., and Krusen, Evans and Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent.

CLARY, District Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty in which the libellant, Erling Sommerseth, seeks damages against the United States for injuries resulting from an accident which occurred on August 18, 1948, at or about 3:00 p. m., aboard the S. S. South Bend Victory; at that time lying in navigable waters in the Delaware River, moored to Pier 3 North Wharves in the Port of Philadelphia. The vessel was owned and operated by the United States through its general agent...

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