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Title: Poignant v. United States
Author : United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit
Release Date : January 22, 1955
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 65 KB

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Libellant brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained while employed as a stewardess on board defendants vessel, the S. S. Marine Flasher. Her libel contained two causes of action: the first was for recovery on the ground of negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. ? 688, and on the ground of unseaworthiness; the second was for maintenance and cure. The trial court, sitting in admiralty without a jury, dismissed the first cause of action and gave the libellant relief under the second cause of action. No appeal is taken from this latter holding. The sole question confronting us is whether the dismissal of the first cause of action was right.