THOMPSON v. TRENT MARITIME COMPANY

No. 73 of 1956.

149 F.Supp. 468 (1957)

James THOMPSON v. TRENT MARITIME COMPANY, Ltd. and Steamship THE DUKE OF ATHENS.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 15, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshal Seidman of Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner.

Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent.


GRIM, District Judge.

Libellant, a longshoreman residing in this District, brought this action March 5, 1956, against the respondent shipowner, a British corporation, for personal injuries suffered in 1953 while working on the unloading of cargo from respondent's ship Duke of Athens at a pier in Philadelphia. The ship left this District on the day of the alleged injury and has not since returned.

Libellant attempted to get the respondent into this court by...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases