Legal Opinion
Czaplicki v. the Hoegh Silvercloud
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1956No. 342PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Harlan,
announced by Mr. Justice Burton.
Czaplicki was injured in 1945 while working as a longshoreman on the “SS Hoegh Silvercloud,” a vessel owned by the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission and operated by the Kerr Steamship Company. The injury occurred when some steps, constructed by the Hamilton *527Marine Contracting Company, gave way, causing Czap-licki to fall about five feet. At the time, Czaplicki was employed by the Northern Dock Company, which was insured for purposes of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act1 by the Travelers…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Liverpool & Great Western Steam Co. v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Southern Pacific Co. v. BogertSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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- Demetrios Larios v. Victory Carriers, Inc., and Alexander S. Onassis Corp., and Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc., and Cia, Salaminia De Naviera S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- The Standard Oil Company, a Corporation and Sohio Petroleum Company, a Corporation v. Standard Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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