MANHAT v. UNITED STATES

No. 32, Docket 23089.

220 F.2d 143 (1955)

Gavoer MANHAT, Libellant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, and Project Construction Corporation, Respondents-Appellees-Appellants, and Project Construction Corporation and Stuart Marine Painting Corporation, Respondents-Impleaded.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1955.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 6, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Schwartz, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Louis R. Harolds, New York City, of counsel and on the brief; William L. Standard, New York City, of counsel) for libellant-appellant.

J. Edward Lumbard, U. S. Atty. for the Southern Dist. of N. Y., New York City (Howard F. Fanning, New York City, of counsel), for respondent-appellee-appellant United States of America.

Frederick M. Garfield, New York City, (Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, John L. Quinlan, New York City, of counsel), for respondent-appellee-appellant and respondent-impleaded Project Construction Corp.

Purdy, Lamb & Catoggio, New York City (Vincent A. Catoggio, New York City, of counsel), for respondent-impleaded Stuart Marine Painting Corp.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and SWAN and MEDINA, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Denied June 6, 1955. See 75 S.Ct. 900.

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

Libellant, an employee of Stuart Marine Painting Corporation, filed a libel in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the United States and Project Construction Corporation to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of the falling of a lifeboat from the United States Naval Ship "General H. F. Hodges" to a pier on April...

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