Legal Opinion
Smith v. The Mormacdale. Gaul v. The Robert Luckenbach
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 22, 1952No. 10701_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to decide whether a longshoreman, injured on board ship, may maintain a libel in rem against the ship on the grounds of negligence and unseaworthiness, where respondent vessel is owned by libellant’s employer and where the employer has secured the payment of compensation under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 44 Stat. 1424 et seq., 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. The two appeals before us present the identical issue.
The libel in the appeal at No. 10,700, brought by libellant Smith against the vessel “Mormacdale,” alleges that on December 3,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- The ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. v. La Compagnie Générale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Compagnie De Navigation Fraissinet & Cyprien Fabre, S.A. And S. S. Allobrogia v. Mondial United Corporation, Mondial United Corporation v. S. S. Exmoor, Her Engines, Etc., and Compagnie De Navigation Fraissinet& Cyprien Fabre, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Burns Bros. v. The Central R.R. Of New Jersey, No. 42Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Ramon Ruiz Pichirilo v. Laureano Maysonet Guzman, LibellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
- Reed v. Steamship YakaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
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