Case Name: ECKERT v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO., Inc.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1939-03-21
Citations: 103 F.2d 885
Docket Number: No. 6516
Parties: ECKERT v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO., Inc.
Judges: Before MARIS, CLARK, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 103
Pages: 885–885

Head Matter:
ECKERT v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO., Inc.
No. 6516.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
March 21, 1939.
Abraham E. Freedman, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.
Leslie C. Krusen, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.
Before MARIS, CLARK, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The appellant filed a libel in personam in admiralty to recover damages and maintenance for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while serving as oiler on the steamship "Emidio". The appellant claimed that he sustained permanent injury to his back by reason of being required to swing a sledge hammer which was too heavy for a man of his size and weight. He later amended the libel and alleged that the appellee was negligent in that it failed to provide a safe scaffold, permitted the scaffold to be covered with oil and grease, and permitted the sledge hammer to be covered with grease. The District Court dismissed the libel. It found as a fact that there was no negligence; that the appellant had received the care and maintenance to which he was entitled; and that the appellant's claim was barred by releases which he had signed. The releases were undoubtedly valid. The Adonis, 3 Cir., 38 F.2d 743.
We find no error in the findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Decree affirmed.