JENSEN v. UNITED STATES WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION

No. 247 of 1946.

88 F.Supp. 542 (1949)

JENSEN v. UNITED STATES WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

October 7, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty by a seaman to recover damages for personal injury, and also cure and maintenance.

On October 14, 1945, the S. S. William Phips was anchored in Luzon Bay, P. I., a mile or more from shore. Jensen, an A. B., together with about 30 of the crew had been on shore leave and, about 11 o'clock P.M., were picked up by the ship's launch in charge of one of the officers. On the way to the vessel Bennett, the ship...

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