JONES v. UNITED STATES

No. 8318.

232 F.Supp. 585 (1964)

Charles JONES, Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

March 17, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amato, Babalas, Breit, Cohen, Rutter & Friedman, Norfolk, Va., for libelant.

Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Norfolk, Va., for respondent.


WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

Libelant joined the nuclear ship SAVANNAH in the capacity of public room porter on August 18, 1962, while the vessel was at Yorktown, Virginia. He was assigned to quarters with one Leon Swan who was likewise engaged as a public porter. Libelant was, at the time stated, a heavy-set man weighing 220 pounds and standing five feet ten and one-half inches. Swan was only five feet seven and one-half inches tall and weighed about 130 pounds...

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