Legal Opinion
Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 27, 1979No. 78-479PublishedCited by 417 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
On March 3, 1974, the S.S. Atlantic Cognac, a container-ship owned by respondent, arrived at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Va. Petitioner, a longshoreman, was then employed by the Nacirema Operating Co., a stevedoring concern that the shipowner had engaged to unload cargo from the vessel. The longshoreman was injured in the course of that work, and he received benefits for that injury from his employer under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 44 Stat. 1424, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 901 et seg. In addition, the longshoreman brought this negligence action against the…
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