Legal Opinion
Robert Spann v. J. Lauritzen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 19, 1965No. 14840_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a longshoreman, was employed by a stevedoring company as a member of a gang engaged in unloading a vessel. He brought suit against its owner to recover for injuries sustained because of the alleged unseaworthiness of the vessel and the negligence of the shipowner. The disposition of the appeal depends on the question of unseaworthiness.
The learned District Judge granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on facts which are undisputed. They are well summarized in his opinion: “At the time of the plaintiff’s injury a bulk cargo of nitrate of soda was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- C. C. Sanderlin v. Old Dominion Stevedoring CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Louis Antoine v. Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc., Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Gebhard v. S.S. Hawaiian LegislatorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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