Laffoon v. Waterman Steamship Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York November 27, 1950

Laffoon v. Waterman Steamship Corp., 111 F. Supp. 960 (1950)

1950 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1959

Opinion of the Court

NOONAN, District Judge.

Motion granted as to the first cause of action. Seaworthiness is peculiarly and exclusively the obligation of the owner of the vessel. Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki, 328 U.S. 85, 100, 66 S.Ct. 872, 90 L.Ed. 1099.

Motion denied as to the second cause of action. Cf. Weade v. Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc., 337 U.S. 801, 808, 809, 69 S.Ct. 1326, 93 L.Ed. 1704; Greer v. Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., 1949 A.M.C. 1825.

Reference

Full Case Name: Clinton LAFFOON v. WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP., a corporation
Status: Published