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SANTORINAKIS v. THE S.S. ORPHEUS

No. 8068.

279 F.2d 469 (1960)

Nicolas SANTORINAKIS, Appellant, v. THE S.S. ORPHEUS, her engines, boats, etc., in rem and Orpheus Marine Transport Corporation of Panama, a foreign corporation or association, as owners, operators, and agents of said vessel, in personam, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 6, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Friedman, Clayton, Mo. (Sidney H. Kelsey, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

John W. Winston, Norfolk, Va. (Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellees.

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

PER CURIAM.

The Chief Steward of the Orpheus injured his shoulder when he slipped and fell upon the deck as the ship was departing the port of Hamburg, Germany. His claim for damages is the principal matter in controversy.

The Orpheus is owned by a Panamanian corporation, but is of Greek registry. The Chief Steward is a Greek citizen, who signed shipping articles in Greece and joined the vessel in Rotterdam. There...

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