Legal Opinion
Godfrey Arthur v. Flota Mercante Gran Centro Americana S.A., Defendant-Third Party, National Cargo Bureau, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 2, 1974No. 72-2597PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
This controversy arises out of an accident that occurred when plaintiff God-frey Arthur, an employee of National Cargo Bureau, Inc., boarded the M/V QUETZALTENANGO, a vessel owned by the defendant Flota Mercante Gran Central Americana S.A., in order to inspect the vessel for grain loading. While the ship was docked at New Orleans, the Mississippi River reached a particularly low level and consequently the traditional gangway could not be used for boarding. Instead a brow gangway was placed on the wharf in such a manner that one end extended over the vessel’s after…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Oscar J. Marshall v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- R. H. Manning v. M/v "Sea Road", Her Engines, Etc., and Sea Road Shipping Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Provenza v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- James E. Venable v. A/s Det Forenede DampskibsselskabCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Augustus Chavis v. Finnlines Ltd., O/yCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Wendland v. Ridgefield Construction Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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