Legal Opinion
Blair v. United States Steel Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 1, 1970No. 67-1363PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOURLEY, Senior Judge.
This is an admiralty action brought by plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him while working on a vessel in the course of his employment as a stevedore or barge-loader for the defendant. A sole cause of action is asserted under the maritime doctrine of seaworthiness. Following the completion of pre-trial proceedings, a non-jury trial was conducted by this member of the Court. The testimony has been completed, the transcript filed, and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law have been submitted by counsel for the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Norton v. Warner Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mascuilli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- David P. Blair v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Chester Dobbins, at 77-1213 v. Crain Brothers, Inc., a Corporation, and Third-Party Plaintiff- at 77-1214 v. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company, a Corporation, Third-Party and at 77-1215Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Olsen v. Todd Shipyards Corp.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1977
- Dobbins v. Crain Bros.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977