SORIANO v. UNITED STATES


115 F.Supp. 234 (1953)

SORIANO v. UNITED STATES et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

February 18, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Guttman, New York City (Samuel J. Stark (of Stark and Goldstein), Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for libelant.

Myles J. Lane, U. S. Atty., New York City, by Hanrahan & Brennan, New York City (Michael E. Hanrahan, New York City, of counsel), for respondents.


LEIBELL, District Judge.

The libel pleads two causes of action: the first is for damages based on the alleged negligence of the respondent; the second is for an award for maintenance.

As appears from the above findings, the libelant was a seaman aboard the respondent's vessel, the S.S. John La Farge and he was injured on the evening of June 29, 1946, while working at the vegetable box. At the time, the vessel was enroute from Philadelphia to Rotterdam. The...

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