ARRUFAT v. PANAMA CANAL CO.


199 F.Supp. 832 (1961)

Felix ARRUFAT, Plaintiff, v. PANAMA CANAL CO., Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

December 8, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon Tabak, New York City, for plaintiff; T. Lawrence Tabak, New York City, of counsel.

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, New York City, for defendant; Louis E. Greco, Clare E. Walker, New York City, of counsel.


FEINBERG, District Judge.

This is an action described by plaintiff as one "for damages for maintenance and cure benefits and for unearned wages on behalf of an American Merchant Seaman who became disabled while on foreign articles of the defendant's vessel * * * while on shore leave in his home port." Defendant's answer, among other things, alleges that it is an agency and instrumentality of the United States. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint under Rule 12...

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