MASON v. LYNCH BROTHERS COMPANY

No. 7095.

228 F.2d 709 (1956)

William Clyde MASON, Appellant, v. LYNCH BROTHERS COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Robinson, New York City (C. Lydon Harrell, Jr., Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

David H. Batchelder, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (John W. Oast, Jr., Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, SOPER, Circuit Judge, and R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.


R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.

William Clyde Mason, appellant (Mason) brought suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, against his employer, Lynch Brothers Company (Lynch), under U.S. C.A. Title 46, § 688, generally referred to as the Jones Act, for personal injuries sustained on a vessel owned by Lynch, allegedly caused by unseaworthiness of such vessel and negligence of Lynch...

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