Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. Maryland Ex Rel. Szczesek
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. Maryland Ex Rel. Szczesek, 234 U.S. 63 (1914)
34 S. Ct. 736; 58 L. Ed. 1213; 1914 U.S. LEXIS 1185
Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. Maryland Ex Rel. Szczesek
Opinion
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a libel filed on behalf of the widow and infant children of Martin Szczesek to recover damages for injuries resulting in his death. Szczesek was a stevedore in the employ of the Atlantic Transport Company, the petitioner, and was engaged in loading the ship Pretoria. The District Court allowed a recovery against the petitioner (190 Fed. Rep. 240) which the Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. 193 Fed. Rep. 1019.
The questions presented are the same as those which were considered in Atlantic Transport Company v. Imbrovek, ante, p. 52, decided this day and, for the reasons stated in the opinion in that case, the decree is affirmed.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Atlantic Transport Company of West Virginia v. State of Maryland to the Use of Szczesek
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- 3 cases
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- Syllabus
- Decided on-the authority of Atlantic Transport Company v. Imbrovek, ante, p. 54.