Ventrone v. United States, 239 F.2d 862 (2d Cir. 1957)
239 F.2d 862
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Ventrone v. United States, 239 F.2d 862 (2d Cir. 1957)
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Michael VENTRONE, LibelantAppellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee-Appellant, and Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee.
Country
United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Court
2d Cir.
Decided
Jan. 7, 1957
Disposition
Per Curiam Affirmed
No. 51, Docket 24022.
Argued Dec. 12,13,1956.
Decided Jan. 7, 1957.
Samuel P. Fensterstock, New York City, for libelant-appellant; Jacob Rass-ner, Thomas F. Frawley and Harvey Goldstein, New York City, of counsel.
George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard P. Moore, U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., Leavenworth Colby and Howard F. Fanning, Attys., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C., for respondent-appellee-appellant.
Purdy, Lamb & Catoggio, New York City, for impleaded-respondent; Edmund F. Lamb, New York City, of counsel.
Before SWAN, MEDINA and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
This appeal raises only questions of ' fact. The trial judge discredited the testimony of the libelant’s three witnesses for reasons stated in his opinion, and found that the vessel was not unsea-worthy, that the respondent was not negligent, and that the accident resulted from carelessness or inattention to duty on the part of libelant’s fellow longshoreman. The decree is affirmed on the opinion below, reported in D.C., 134 F.Supp. 169.