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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 7661.

133 F.Supp. 319 (1955)

Warner WILLIAMS, non compos mentis, who sues by and through his Committee, Myrvin M. L. Williams, Libellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, owner of THE NELSON W. ALDRICH, and Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, its agents, in personam, Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

April 19, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jett, Sykes & Howell, Henry E. Howell, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for libellant.

Hughes, Little & Seawell, Harry E. McCoy, Jr., and Charlos R. Dalton, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for respondents.

HOFFMAN, District Judge.

Libellant, Warner Williams, instituted this proceeding in admiralty, by and through his Committee, seeking damages, maintenance and cure from the respondents, United States of America, as the owner of the steamship Nelson W. Aldrich, and Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, as agents of said vessel under a General Agency Agreement. The action was filed on March 30, 1954, more than two years and four months after libellant left the vessel....

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