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CODRINGTON v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY

168 F.Supp. 261 (1958)

Cecil CODRINGTON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

June 25, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Heller, New York City, for plaintiff.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for defendant.

FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a seaman on the S. S. America, sues defendant, the owner and operator of the vessel under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 for personal injuries suffered in an assault upon him by a fellow crew member. Plaintiff charges that his assailant was of vicious propensities and that the shipowner was negligent in signing and retaining him with knowledge of his dangerous disposition. It is also alleged that the vessel...

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