Legal Opinion
Virgona v. Farrell Lines Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 1973No. 71 Civ. 3930Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BONSAL, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Felipe Virgona, a longshoreman employed by Universal Terminal '& Stevedoring Corporation (“Universal”) 1 instituted this action to recover damages for injuries he claims he sustained as a result of an accident on March 14, 1969, while aboard the S.S. AUSTRALIAN GULF, a vessel owned and operated by defendant Farrell Lines, Incorporated (“Farrell Lines”).2 Jurisdiction is asserted under 28 U.S.C. § 1333.
Universal has been impleaded as a third-party defendant. Following the trial, the third-party complaint was withdrawn, so that the only issue before the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- George Robinson v. The M/v Merc Trader, Her Engines, Tackle, Furniture, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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