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WEST v. UNITED STATES

No. 11.

361 U.S. 118 (1959)

WEST v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 7, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Joseph Weiner.

Leavenworth Colby argued the cause for respondents. With him on a brief for the United States were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub, Samuel D. Slade and Herbert E. Morris.

Thomson F. Edwards and J. B. H. Carter were on a brief for Atlantic Port Contractors, Inc., Respondent-Impleaded.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a libel filed pursuant to the Public Vessels Act, 46 U. S. C. § 781 et seq., and involving the liability of a shipowner for injuries suffered by an employee of an independent contractor while working inside the main engine of a vessel as it was undergoing a complete overhaul at the contractor's repair docks in Philadelphia. Petitioner claims the vessel...

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