Legal Opinion
Hickman v. Ohio Barge Line, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 27, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-876PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
This is an admiralty action for personal injuries against Ohio Barge Line, Inc. Jurisdiction is alleged under the Jones Act and the General Maritime Law.
Plaintiff alleges that he was injured on June 25, 1972 while in the employ of Twin Rivers Towing Company but while he was a “borrowed servant” of Ohio Barge Line for an injury received in the course of his employment. In his complaint plaintiff claims that he was injured when he fell while stepping from his boat owned by Twin Rivers Towing Company onto a landing barge owned by defendant Ohio Barge Line, Inc.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Anna Mahramas v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., and House of Albert, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Frank W. Cates, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Leach v. Mon River Towing, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
3Cited by5 opinions
- Simko v. C & C Marine Maintenance Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Glynn v. Roy Al Boat Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Ryan v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2004
- Glynn v. Roy Al Boat Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Simko v. Marine Maintenance Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979