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WEST v. UNITED STATES

No. 419 of 1952.

143 F.Supp. 473 (1956)

Edgar Allen WEST, Libellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, Respondents (Atlantic Port Contractors, Inc., Impleaded Respondent).

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 2, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

W. Wilson White, U. S. Atty., Arthur R. Littleton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Carl C. Davis, Asst. Chief, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., George H. Jaffin, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel, for respondent.

T. F. Edwards, George W. Hoft, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent-impleaded.

CLARY, District Judge.

This action was instituted by libellant, Edgar Allen West, against the United States of America to recover damages for injuries sustained aboard the S. S. Mary Austin, a Liberty Ship owned by the respondent, United States of America. The United States impleaded the libellant's employer, Atlantic Port Contractors, Inc. A trial was held before the Court, sitting without a jury, on February 13 and 14, 1956. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions...

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