Legal Opinion
Hurst v. Triad Shipping Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 25, 1977No. Nos. 76-1923 and 76-2562PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This case involves two consolidated appeals. In the first, No. 76-1923, Robert Hurst and Leslie Minus, two longshoremen, brought suits for damages against the Triad Shipping Company under amended section 5(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act of 1927, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) (Supp. II 1972).1 The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania entered judgment on a directed verdict against both plaintiffs. On appeal, Hurst and Minus raise two issues crucial to the operation of the legislative compromise embodied in the 1972…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- Stephen Edynak v. Atlantic Shipping Inc. Cie. Chambon MacLovia S. A. v. Allied Chemical Company, Atlantic Shipping, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Patricia Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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