Laffoon v. Waterman Steamship Corp.

111 F. Supp. 960, 1950 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1959
District Court, S.D. New York·Decided November 27, 1950·Published

Opinion

NOONAN, District Judge.

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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Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki
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