BARTHOLOMEW v. UNIVERSE TANKSHIPS, INC.

No. 22, Docket 25011.

263 F.2d 437 (1959)

Aston BARTHOLOMEW, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNIVERSE TANKSHIPS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton M. Shreck and Nathan L. Berke, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Victor S. Cichanowicz, New York City (Cunningham & Cichanowicz, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and MEDINA and LUMBARD, Circuit Judges.


MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

Aston Bartholomew, a citizen of the British West Indies, was a seaman on board the Ulysses, a vessel owned and operated by appellant, a Liberian corporation, and flying the flag of Liberia. On April 15, 1952, as the vessel was proceeding within the three-mile limit, and hence in the territorial waters of the United States, Bartholomew was assaulted by a fellow member of the crew who had previously attacked other seamen. The complaint alleged...

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