MESLE v. KEA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

No. 12540.

260 F.2d 747 (1958)

Edward S. MESLE v. KEA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Appellant (Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corporation).

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1958.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Mount, Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., Harrison G. Kildare, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Milton Borowsky, Philadelphia, Pa. (Abraham E. Freedman, Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee Mesle.

T. E. Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., Bernard J. McNulty, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.

Before MARIS, GOODRICH and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.


McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal on an in personam libel in admiralty brought against the owner of the ship in which occurred the accident whereby the hurts suffered by libellant resulted. The libel alleged negligence on the part of the shipowner and unseaworthiness of the vessel. The shipowner impleaded libellant's employer.

The Haenn Ship Ceiling and Refitting Corporation had been engaged by the respondent shipowner to effect certain carpentry...

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