Legal Opinion
Oakes v. Graham Towing Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 4, 1955No. Civ. A. 14980PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, a seaman on the M. V. Samuel H. Herron, brought this action against the owner of the vessel, his employer, to recover damages for injuries sustained as the result of a fall from a ladder which he was ascending in order to board the vessel, which was in dry-dock at the time. The defendant brought in R.T.C. Shipbuilding Corp., which was repairing the vessel, as a third-party defendant. Shortly before the trial the shipowner made a reasonable settlement with the plaintiff in the amount of $4,500, leaving, as the only issue in the case, the question whether…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Crawford v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. Lucibello v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Cookingham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Maryland v. RobinsonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1947
- Barber S. S. Lines, Inc. v. Quinn Bros.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Dery v. WyerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Edward S. Mesle v. Kea Steamship Corporation, (Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. McAllister Bros.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Lytle v. Freedom International Carrier, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Day v. Pennsylvania RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
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