Legal Opinion
Owens v. Traynor
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 29, 1966No. Admiralty No. 4810PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
This is a proceeding under 33 U.S.C.A. § 921 to review an order entered on 11 March 1965.
At all pertinent times claimant has been employed by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Yard as a test engineer. His duties require relatively light physical activity, such as standing, occasionally climbing ships’ ladders, and using small instruments to take readings on the machinery being tested. He does not operate the machinery.
In June 1961, while carrying an instrument weighing 80 lbs., claimant slipped and fell to the deck of a vessel, causing an injury which produced only trivial…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- John W. McGrath Corp. v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Miller v. O'HearneDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1960
- Bethlehem Steel Co. v. TraynorDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1965
3Cited by2 opinions
- American Mutual Insurance Company of Boston and Rose Brothers Company v. Willie B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- American Mutual Insurance Company of Boston and Rose Brothers Company v. Willie B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970