LATUS v. UNITED STATES

No. 20181.

170 F.Supp. 837 (1959)

George LATUS, Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, and Todd Shipyards Corp., Respondent-Impleaded.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

February 17, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles V. McDonald, Freeport, N. Y., for libelant.

Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr., U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., for respondent, Benjamin H. Berman, William A. Wilson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, New York City, of counsel.

Galli, Terhune, Gibbons & Mulvehill, New York City, for respondent-impleaded, Todd Shipyards Corp., Patrick J. McCann, New York City, of counsel.


ZAVATT, District Judge.

The libelant sustained personal injuries on the evening of November 23, 1951 while aboard the respondent's vessel, the S. S. Robert Fulton, as a painter employed by the respondent-impleaded (hereinafter referred to as Todd). He was a member of Todd's night-shift gang which was painting the vessel. His injuries were sustained when he attempted to walk across the forward No. 1 hatch. For present purposes it may be found, as libelant contends...

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