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WARNER v. GOLTRA

No. 4.

293 U.S. 155 (1934)

55 S.Ct. 46

79 L.Ed. 254

WARNER, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. GOLTRA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 5, 1934.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Walter P. Armstrong, Samuel W. Fordyce, Henry J. Richardson, and C. Powell Fordyce submitted for petitioner.

Mr. Joseph T. Davis submitted for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The master of a tug-boat met his death on the waters of the Ohio River through the negligence of a pilot employed to navigate the tug. The personal representative brought suit against the owner under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, § 33 (41 Stat. 1007; 46 U.S.C. § 688) for the recovery of damages. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the complaint on the ground that a "master" is not a "seaman"...

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