1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 278 F.2d
  5. 278 F.2d 114 (1960)
 

HIDICK v. ORION SHIPPING AND TRADING CO.

No. 238, Docket 25700.

278 F.2d 114 (1960)

Massoad Abdallah HIDICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ORION SHIPPING AND TRADING CO., Inc., and Pacific Cargo Carriers Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. PACIFIC CARGO CARRIERS CORPORATION, Third Party Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Rassner, New York City (Thomas F. Frawley, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Healy, Baillie & Burke, New York City (Allan A. Baillie, Thomas L. Rohrer, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellees.

George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr., U. S. Atty., New York City, Samuel D. Slade, Washington, D. C., Benjamin H. Berman, Robert D. Klages, Attys., Dept. of Justice, New York City, for Third Party Defendant.

Before CLARK, WATERMAN and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, a seaman, brought an action for personal injuries alleging that he became permanently disabled through the inhalation of chlorine gas that escaped from a container as appellant's ship was being loaded in the Port of Pusan, Korea, on March 23, 1953. Appellant's complaint contained both Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688) and unseaworthiness counts. Trial was had before Judge Dawson and a jury. The jury rendered a general verdict for defendants...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases