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CRUMADY v. THE J. H. FISSER

No. 61.

358 U.S. 423 (1959)

79 S.Ct. 445

3 L.Ed.2d 413

CRUMADY v. THE JOACHIM HENDRIK FISSER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner in No. 61.

Victor S. Cichanowicz argued the causes for petitioner in No. 62 and The Joachim Hendrik Fisser et al., respondents in No. 61. With him on the briefs was John H. Dougherty.

John J. Monigan, Jr. argued the causes and filed a brief for the Nacirema Operating Co., Inc., respondent in both cases.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub, Samuel D. Slade, Leavenworth Colby and Seymour Farber filed a brief in No. 62 for the United States, as amicus curiae.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Crumady, was an employee of a stevedoring company engaged in transferring a cargo of lumber from the ship Joachim Hendrik Fisser of German registry to a pier at Newark, New Jersey. While so engaged, he was injured and brought this admiralty suit by libel in rem against the vessel. The vessel impleaded the stevedoring contractor.

When the accident happened the stevedores were...

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