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MEYER v. UNITED STATES

No. 64 Ad. 305.

254 F.Supp. 873 (1966)

Joseph MEYER, Libelant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, v. MAIN SHIP REPAIR CORP., Respondent-Impleaded.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 18, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Israel & Taubenblatt, New York City, for libelant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., New York City, for respondent (Louis E. Greco and Philip A. Berns, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, New York City, of counsel).

Raymond J. MacDonnell, New York City, for respondent-impleaded (Philip Hoffer, New York City, of counsel).

RYAN, Chief Judge:

This action is before us for trial and decision on stipulated facts.

The facts are basically as follows: on December 20, 1963, Joseph Meyer, an employee of the Main Ship Repair Corp., was injured while performing repair work on the U.S.S. KANKAKEE, a United States publicly owned ship. He was injured when an extension light was accidentally dropped by a Navy seaman striking him on the head. Meyer's injuries were aggravated because he failed...

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