Legal Opinion
McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 1952PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowway, J.
Plaintiff, Charles McFall, a longshoreman in the employ of Transoceanic Terminal Corporation, commenced this suit to recover damages for injuries sustained when he was *320overcome by carbon tetrachloride fumes while working aboard the cargo vessel S.S. Stavelot. The action was brought against the Compagnie Maritime Beige, as bareboat charterer of the vessel, hereinafter referred to as Belgian Line; Atlantic Overseas Corporation, Belgian Line’s New York booking agent, hereinafter referred to as Atlantic; Dow Chemical Company, the manufacturer and shipper of the carbon tetrachloride, hereinafter…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by202 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McDermott v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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