Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Rorie v. City of Galveston

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 10, 1970No. 205PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

C. V. Rorie, Jr., a longshoreman, brought this suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while working on board the ship SS Armagh in Galveston, Texas, on September 6, 1960. He named as defendants the City of Galveston, hereinafter sometimes called City, and Avenue Shipping Co., Ltd., and Trinder, Anderson & Co., Ltd., the owners and operators of the ship SS Armagh, hereinafter collectively called shipowner.

Strachan Shipping Company was the stevedoring company and Rorie’s employer. Strachan was impleaded by the cross-action of the City. Subsequently, the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Burt v. LochausenTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Leyva v. PachecoTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Lynch v. RickettsTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1953

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rorie v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1971

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API