1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 63 F.Supp.
  5. 63 F.Supp. 112 (1945)
 

SUWANNEE FRUIT & STEAMSHIP CO. v. LAWSON

No. 51 J.

63 F.Supp. 112 (1945)

SUWANNEE FRUIT & STEAMSHIP CO. et al. v. LAWSON, Deputy Com'r, U. S. Employees' Compensation Commission.

District Court, S. D. Florida, Jacksonville Division.

September 25, 1945.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marks, Marks, Holt, Gray & Yates, of Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff.

Herbert S. Phillips, Dist. Atty., of Tampa, Fla., and Edith House, Asst. Dist. Atty., of Jasksonville, Fla., for defendant.

STRUM, District Judge.

The Motor-ship La Paz was sunk by enemy action in shallow water off the Florida coast in the summer of 1942. She grounded by the stern, with a substantial portion of her foreward part above water.

Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Company was engaged generally in the transportation of fruit and other goods by water, with its principal office in Jacksonville. This company acquired the sunken La Paz, and was lightening her by throwing overboard...

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