Laffoon v. Waterman Steamship Corp.
111 F. Supp. 960, 1950 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1959
Opinion
Motion granted as to the first cause of action. Seaworthiness is peculiarly and exclusively the obligation of the owner of the vessel. Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki, 328 U.S. 85, 100, 66 S.Ct. 872, 90 L.Ed. 1099.
Motion denied as to the second cause of action. Cf. Weade v. Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc., 337 U.S. 801, 808, 809, 69 S.Ct. 1326, 93 L.Ed. 1704; Greer v. Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., 1949 A.M.C. 1825.
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Laffoon v. Waterman Steamship Corp., 111 F. Supp. 960, 1950 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1959 (S.D.N.Y. 1950).
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Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki
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337 U.S. 801 (Supreme Court, 1949)