Legal Opinion
James Robertson v. M/s Sanyo Maru, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, and Sawayama Kisen K.K., Owner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1967No. 22865PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESTES, District Judge:
This is a Sieracki-Ryan-Yaka * type case, in which James Robertson (longshoreman) appeals from a judgment in favor of respondent (shipowner) and third-party respondent (stevedore) entered in Robertson’s libel for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by unseaworthiness of the vessel M/S Sanyo Maru arising out of a defective winch and the negligence of the shipowner. The shipowner impleaded the stevedore.
On the trial, Robertson offered evidence showing that the starboard inshore winch at the forward end of No. 5 Hatch he was operating “cut out,” causing a one-ton…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- William F. Walker, Jr., Claimants-Appellants v. Arthur E. Harris, D/B/A Arthur Harris Marine TowingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Ronald Thomas BohleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- United States v. James Allen HiblerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Sam Tombrello, Jr., Floyd Leon Watson, Jimmy Lee WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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