KOEHLER v. UNITED STATES

No. 10238.

187 F.2d 933 (1951)

KOEHLER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

March 28, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Hayes, Stephen A. Milwid, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Robert Branand, Jr., Emerson C. Whitney, Otto Kerner, Jr., U. S. Atty., John Peter Lulinski and Maurice C. Handelman, Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge, and DUFFY and FINNEGAN, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

This action was instituted in admiralty to recover damages (1) under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. 688, for injuries sustained by libelant on August 23, 1944, and (2) for wages, maintenance and cure. On said date libelant was employed as a seaman aboard the tanker, S. S. Mission Santa Maria, which was owned by respondent acting by the War Shipping Administration. The trial was to the court. The district judge filed a written opinion entitled, "Memorandum...

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