Legal Opinion
Walter Lundy v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1970No. 13492_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Walter Lundy, a longshoreman injured while unloading cargo, appeals from a jury verdict for the defendant shipowner. Lundy’s principal claim is that the ship was unseaworthy as a matter of law. The district judge, however, denied his motion for a directed verdict and instead submitted the issue of unseaworthiness to the jury. Believing the submission was correct, we affirm.
At the time Lundy was injured, two gangs of longshoremen were discharging a cargo of canned goods from the number 4 hold, lower ’tween deck. Each gang consisted of eight longshoremen and a towmotor…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mascuilli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Carmelo Candiano v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc. v. John W. McGrath Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- James E. Venable v. A/s Det Forenede DampskibsselskabCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Greene v. Vantage Steamship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Puamier v. BARGE BT 1793District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
- Jewell Francis Dunlap v. G. & C. Towing, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Sydnor v. Villain & Fassio e Compania InternazionaleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
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