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BERENDSON v. REDERIAKTIEBOLAGET VOLO

No. 308, Docket 24586.

257 F.2d 136 (1958)

Erich W. BERENDSON, Libelant-Appellant, v. REDERIAKTIEBOLAGET VOLO, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shafter & Shafter, New York City, for appellant. Jacob Rassner and Harvey Goldstein, New York City, of counsel. Harvey Goldstein, New York City, on the Brief.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for appellee. David P. H. Watson and James M. Estabrook, New York City, of counsel.

Before SWAN, HINCKS and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This litigation originated in a libel brought by a seaman employed on respondent's vessel to recover under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the general maritime law for alleged injuries sustained by him when he fell through an open hatch. Libelant is an Estonian citizen who signed on at Houston, Texas, for a voyage to terminate in the United States. The respondent is a Swedish corporation, and its vessel sailed under the Swedish flag...

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