Legal Opinion
Claude Bernard v. U. S. Lines, Incorporated v. Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. And the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1973No. 72-2115PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
We affirm the judgment for the reasons stated by the district court.
Claude Bernard, a longshoreman, brought this suit for pierside injuries caused by a land-based forklift owned by the United States while he was loading a ship. The injuries were not caused by the ship or its gear. Subsequently, the Supreme Court decided Victory Carriers v. Law, 404 U.S. 202, 92 S.Ct. 418, 30 L.Ed.2d 383 (1971), which Bernard concedes forecloses any claim against the ship or its owner for negligence or unseaworthiness. However, he seeks to sustain admiralty jurisdiction against the United States, time…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Klishewich v. Mediterranean Agencies, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1969
- Habrat v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Buthusien v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
3Cited by19 opinions
- Christobal Rosario v. American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Helen D. Kelley and John E. Kelley v. United States of America, Ruth SemkoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Stanley Lee West, Sr. And Faye West, as Next Friends and Parents of Stanley Lee West, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- McWhirter Distributing Co. v. Texaco Inc.Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1981
- Fred Russell, Interstate Towing Company, a Corporation v. City Ice and Fuel Company of Point Pleasant, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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