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SIMS v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR SHIPPING ADM'N

No. 10278.

186 F.2d 972 (1951)

SIMS v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1951.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Mark D. Alspach, Philadelphia, Pa. (Gerald A. Gleeson, U. S. Atty., and T. E. Byrne, Jr., Robert Cox, Krusen, Evans & Shaw, all of Philadelphia, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and GOODRICH and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a novel point concerning the right of a seaman to maintenance and cure. The libellant, William Sims, brought an action in admiralty against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq. (a) for maintenance and cure and (b) for damages for the withholding of maintenance after the termination of the voyage. The District Court allowed the first but refused the second1<...

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