Legal Opinion
Parker v. S/S Dorothe Olendorff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1973No. 72-2112PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Edward Parker was injured while loading cargo on board the S/S DOR-OTHE OLDENDORFF.1 The injury occurred when a wire band broke as a fellow longshoreman attempted to lift a bale of pulp paper by means of pulling against the band with a hand-held metal J-hook. The loose bale fell on Parker’s leg. Seeking third party damages in addition to longshoremen’s compensation, Parker sued the vessel, its owner (Egon Oldendorff), and the time charterer (Holland-America Line). The three primary defendants completed the usual triangle by joining as a third-party J. P. Florio & Co., the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Stephen Edynak v. Atlantic Shipping Inc. Cie. Chambon MacLovia S. A. v. Allied Chemical Company, Atlantic Shipping, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Daniel Avena v. Clauss & Co., and Third-Party v. Maude James, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Daniel Avena v. Clauss & Co., and Third-Party v. Maude James, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Daniel Avena v. Clauss & Co., and Third-Party v. Maude James, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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