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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 6991, 7079.

228 F.2d 129 (1955)

Warner WILLIAMS, Non Compos Mentis, Who Sues By and Through His Committee, Myrvin M. L. Williams, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Owner of the Steamship Nelson W. Aldrich, and Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, its agent, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Howell, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (Jett, Sykes & Howell, and Kanter & Kanter, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Charles R. Dalton, Jr., and Harry E. McCoy, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (L. Shields Parsons, U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

These two appeals arise from the single case of Warner Williams, a mental incompetent (hereinafter referred to as Seaman), who by his Committee sues the United States, as owner of the merchant vessel Nelson W. Aldrich, and Moore McCormack Lines, Inc., as general agent for the United States in the operation of this vessel. The suit was commenced as a civil action in admiralty before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...

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