Legal Opinion
General Finance Corp. v. Sprouse
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1978No. 76-3390PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
On June 29, 1971, the plaintiff, Grover Harrison, was employed by James J. Flanagan Stevedores as a longshoreman aboard the freighter M/V Ciudad De Pasto, of Colombian registry and owned by Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A. The freighter was moored at City Dock No. 4 in Houston, Texas, and was receiving cargo for shipment to Colombia. At approximately 2:15 p. m., a load of six 55 gallon barrels of the liquid chemical isobutyl acry-late (IBA)1 was being loaded into the forward end of hatch number one by the vessel’s forward winches and booms. During the loading the forward…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Arthur Quiller, Lillie Mae Quiller, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Barclays American/credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Sprouse v. SprouseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Whildon L. Moyer v. Citicorp Homeowners, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Whildon L. Moyer v. Citicorp Homeowners, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986