CARTER v. AMERICAN EXPORT ISBRANDTSEN LINES, INC.

No. 642, Docket 32791.

411 F.2d 1185 (1969)

Edward C. CARTER, Appellant, v. AMERICAN EXPORT ISBRANDTSEN LINES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Fuller, New York City (Fuller, Hopkins, Lawton & Taussig, New York City, on the brief), for appellant.

Peter Martin Klein, New York City (William D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., Louis E. Greco, Atty. in Charge, New York Office, Admiralty and Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WATERMAN, FRIENDLY and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Edward C. Carter was a seaman aboard the SS Exton, a vessel owned by the United States and operated by American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., under a standard form General Agency Agreement. The agreement was originally signed by the government and American Export in 1951, and has been in force ever since. Carter was injured on board ship on February 10, 1967, in Saigon, South Viet Nam. Accordingly, he brought...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases