Legal Opinion
Peter Ruffino v. Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 18, 1977No. 1099, Docket 77-7017PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order and judgment dismissing the complaint following the grant of defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiff, a longshoreman, recovered the verdict for in juries, received while discharging cargo from the tween deck of hatch No. 6 of defendant’s ship, the m/v Jalajyoti, in Brooklyn, New York.
The cargo, consisting of tea and rugs, had been loaded in Calcutta, India by independent stevedores. The tea was in wooden boxes strapped on pallets, and the rolled rugs were stored five or six high on top of the tea.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Antonio Napoli v. (Transpacific Carriers Corp. And Universal Cargo Carriers, Inc.) Hellenic Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Gay v. Ocean Transport & Trading, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Engel v. . Eureka ClubNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Anthony Munoz v. Flota Merchante Grancolombiana, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Kenneth O. Bess v. Agromar LineCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Mattivi v. South African Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Lauro De Los Santos v. Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Seattle Stevedore Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Mario Lubrano v. Royal Netherlands Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Canizzo v. Farrell Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd., Obbie Mallard, Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo", a Finnish Flag Vessel, Her Engine, Tackle and Appurtenances, Etc. In Rem Rederiaktiebolaget Gustaf Erikson and Consolidated-Bathurst Limited, in Personam, Defendants- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo," Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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