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Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc., 348 U.S. 336 (1955)
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Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc., 348 U.S. 336 (1955)
Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc. No. 406 Argued February 11, 1955 Decided February 28, 1955 348 U.S. 336
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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An American seaman sued a shipowner in a Federal District Court to recover for injuries inflicted upon him by a fellow seaman who while drunk attacked him aboard the ship. On the facts of the case, the District Court found that the assailant was "a person of dangerous propensities and proclivities" at the time of the assault; that he was "a person of violent character, belligerent disposition, excessive drinking habits, disposed to fighting and making threats and assaults," and that he was not "equal in disposition and seamanship to the ordinary men in the calling."
Held: the warranty of seaworthiness extends to the crew as well as to the ship and the gear, the record sustains the District Court’s findings, and the findings warrant recovery for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness. Pp. 336-340.
211 F.2d 618 reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc., 348 U.S. 336 (1955) in 348 U.S. 336 Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HMYMEJ1XLWHW7MQ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc., 348 U.S. 336 (1955), in 348 U.S. 336, Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HMYMEJ1XLWHW7MQ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc., 348 U.S. 336 (1955). cited in 1955, 348 U.S. 336. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HMYMEJ1XLWHW7MQ.
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