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DAVIS v. UNITED STATES LINES CO.

Civ. A. No. 15964.

153 F.Supp. 912 (1957)

John C. DAVIS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES LINES CO., Defendant & Third-Party Plaintiff, MURPHY-COOK & COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

July 18, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton M. Borowsky and Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

George E. Beechwood, Philadelphia, Pa., for insurance carrier, Liberty.

VAN DUSEN, District Judge.

The issue presented for decision in this case is, where a longshoreman prosecutes to settlement, in a net amount1 which exceeds the total sum of moneys which plaintiff would have been entitled to recover under the compensation provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,2 an action for damages against a third...

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