1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 194 F.Supp.
  5. 194 F.Supp. 264 (1961)
 

WALKER v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 18371.

194 F.Supp. 264 (1961)

John E. WALKER, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN STEVEDORES, INC., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

May 16, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kane, Grae & Agar, Staten Island, N. Y., by Farrell M. Kane, Staten Island, N. Y., of counsel, for plaintiff.

Elliott Kahaner, U. S. Atty. for Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N. Y., by Lawrence J. Galardi, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel, for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

George J. Conway, New York City, by Philip J. O'Brien, New York City, of counsel, for third-party defendant.

BYERS, District Judge.

This is a federal tort claim action in which the plaintiff seeks to recover from the United States an award of damages for physical injuries suffered by him on January 12, 1956 while he was working at Pier 3, Brooklyn Army Terminal. He was employed by American Stevedores, Inc., the third-party defendant.

The injury was caused by the falling of a metal object weighing about 125 pounds, which struck his foot causing the injuries complained...

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