WEST v. DRYTRANS, INCORPORATED

No. 7909.

273 F.2d 779 (1960)

Marshall R. WEST, Appellant, v. DRYTRANS, INCORPORATED, a corporation, owner and/or Bareboat Charterer of THE Steamship CATHERINE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy E. Daugherty, Norfolk, Va. (Howell, Anninos & Daugherty, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

Charles F. Tucker, Norfolk, Va. (Vandeventer, Black & Meredith, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and BUTLER, District Judge.


BUTLER, District Judge.

The appellant filed a libel in admiralty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, seeking damages for an injury to the middle finger of his right hand, alleging that his injury was caused by the unseaworthiness of the S. S. Catherine and the negligence of the appellee's agents, servants and employees. The appellant also seeks damages for aggravation of his injury because of improper treatment...

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