Legal Opinion
Davis v. Inca Compania Naviera S.A.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided September 28, 1977No. C76-336BPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEEKS, Senior District Judge.
This is an action instituted pursuant to § 905(b) 1 of the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq., 2 (LHWCA) in which plaintiff longshoreman seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on January 12,1975 as a result of the alleged negligence of defendant.
Defendant is the owner of the Japanese built steam tanker ARCHON, a flush deck vessel of Liberian registry, 866.17 feet in length, 124.67 feet in breadth with her superstructure and engine located aft.
Her entire main deck, which has a camber of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. ImbrovekSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lauro De Los Santos v. Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Seattle Stevedore Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Edward J. Rich v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Blackburn v. Prudential Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Tacoma Telco Federal Credit Union v. EdwardsWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- Wright v. Adonis Compania Naviera, S.A.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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