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ALPHA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION v. CAIN

No. 457.

281 U.S. 642 (1930)

50 S.Ct. 443

74 L.Ed. 1086

ALPHA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION ET AL. v. CAIN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carver W. Wolfe for petitioners.

Mr. Vine H. Smith, with whom Messrs. Thomas J. Cuff, Milton Pinkus, and Dix W. Noel were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent was a seaman employed as a fireman on the American steamship Alpha navigating the high seas. The corporation petitioner owned and operated the vessel and the other petitioners were in possession of her. Respondent sued petitioners in the federal court for the Southern District of New York to recover damages for personal injuries caused by an assault upon him by his superior, one Jackson, an assistant...

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