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BRADSHAW v. ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY

No. 12135.

396 F.2d 501 (1968)

Edward H. BRADSHAW, Appellant, v. ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, Pittsburgh, Pa. (James F. Barrett, Huntington, W. Va., on brief), for appellant.

Norman K. Fenstermaker, Huntington, W. Va. (Jenkins, Schaub & Fenstermaker, Huntington, W. Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and WINTER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This proceeding in admiralty was commenced for the recovery of damages for injuries sustained by the seaman-plaintiff while working aboard one of the defendant's boats. Earlier, the seaman's claim had been settled and the settlement approved by a state court in West Virginia, which entered a judgment in favor of the seaman in accordance with the agreed terms. The seaman now attempts to avoid the effect of the state court judgment by alleging a failure...

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