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MASON v. LYNCH BROTHERS COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 1636.

131 F.Supp. 255 (1955)

William Clyde MASON, Plaintiff, v. LYNCH BROTHERS COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

January 12, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Lydon Harrell, Norfolk, Va., and John J. Robinson, New York City, for plaintiff.

John W. Oast, Jr., and David H. Batchelder, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for defendant.

HOFFMAN, District Judge.

This action is instituted by William Clyde Mason, the master of the tug Navassa, against her owner and operator, Lynch Brothers Company, a contract carrier, seeking damages for personal injuries under Section 33 of the Merchant Seamans' Act of June 5, 1920, Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, generally referred to as the Jones Act. In addition, plaintiff asks for maintenance and cure, as well as retroactive pay.

Plaintiff contends that on...

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