Legal Opinion
Willie Lee Cannida v. Central Gulf Steamship Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1971No. 19513PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellant, Willie Lee Cannida, appeals from an order dated October 8, 1970 granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Central Gulf Steamship Corporation. 1
Cannida was employed by Northern Metal Co. as a handyman. He worked a five-day week, 8 A.M. to 4 P.M., punched a time clock and performed a variety of duties for Northern. On several occasions he loaded and unloaded cargo for vessels moored at the Northern pier. 2 He was a member of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, AFL-CIO Local No. 14, and was not hired through usual longshore gang…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cannida v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
4Cited by5 opinions
- Fred Russell, Interstate Towing Company, a Corporation v. City Ice and Fuel Company of Point Pleasant, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- McNeil v. A/S HAVBORDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Boyd v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1973
- Fred Russell, Interstate Towing Company, a Corporation v. City Ice and Fuel Company of Point Pleasant, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Smith v. Central Gulf Steamship CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1972