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Guzman v. Pichirilo, 369 U.S. 698 (1962)
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Guzman v. Pichirilo, 369 U.S. 698 (1962)
Guzman v. Pichirilo No. 358 Argued March 27, 1962 Decided May 21, 1962 369 U.S. 698
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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Petitioner, a longshoreman, brought suit in admiralty, in rem against a ship and in personam against her owner, to recover damages for injuries which he claimed resulted from unseaworthiness of the ship, which he was helping to unload. The defense was that the ship was under demise charter to petitioner’s employer at all pertinent times, including the time when the unseaworthy condition arose. The District Court found that there was in fact no such demise charter, and awarded petitioner a judgment against the ship and its owner. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the ship was under a demise charter to petitioner’s employer, that this relieved the owner of personal responsibility for unseaworthiness, and that the ship was not liable in rem because no personal responsibility could be visited upon either the owner or the charterer.
Held: the District Court’s findings of fact relative to the existence of a demise charter were not clearly erroneous, and the Court of Appeals erred in reversing its judgment. Pp. 698-703.
290 F. 2d 812, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Guzman v. Pichirilo, 369 U.S. 698 (1962) in 369 U.S. 698 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1DVI5XE9CWHJI77.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Guzman v. Pichirilo, 369 U.S. 698 (1962), in 369 U.S. 698, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1DVI5XE9CWHJI77.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Guzman v. Pichirilo, 369 U.S. 698 (1962). cited in 1962, 369 U.S. 698. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1DVI5XE9CWHJI77.
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