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WEST v. UNITED STATES

No. 12079.

246 F.2d 443 (1957)

Edgar Allen WEST, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, Respondents, and Atlantic Port Contractors, Inc., Impleaded Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals. Third Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa. (Joseph Weiner, Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, on the brief), for appellant.

Carl C. Davis, Washington, D. C. (George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., G. Clinton Fogwell, Jr., U. S. Atty., West Chester, Pa., Leavenworth Colby, George Jaffin, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for respondents.

Thomson F. Edwards, Philadelphia, Pa. (John B. Hannum, 3rd, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for impleaded respondents.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and GOODRICH and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

Edgar Allen West instituted an action to recover against the United States for injuries sustained on November 21, 1951, on board the S. S. Mary Austin owned by the respondent, United States. West was employed by Atlantic Port Contractors, Inc. This firm was engaged to rehabilitate and recondition the Mary Austin, a liberty ship, which had been part of the "mothball fleet" of deactivated vessels. The ship was towed to Philadelphia and work...

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