Legal Opinion
John Curko v. William Spencer & Son, Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 11, 1961No. 382, Docket 26137PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEEL, District Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether a judgment, based upon a general jury verdict adverse to the plaintiff, John Curko, and favorable to the defendant, William Spencer & Son, Corp., should be reversed and a new trial granted because of alleged errors of omission and commission in the charge.
Curko was injured while working as a longshoreman in the employ of International Terminal Operating Company (ITO) on the Fifth Street Pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. The accident occurred in connection with the removal of a skid from a lighter at the end of the pier. The skid was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kathleen Troupe v. Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Menth v. Breeze Corporation, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Fred Fredericks v. American Export Lines, Inc. S. J. Farrington Iron Works, Inc. v. John W. McGrath CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Wright v. Farm Journal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Sommer v. Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1910
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Cohen v. Franchard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Aloysius Harkins v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Compagnie Nationale Air France v. The Port of New York Authority, the Lummus Company, the United States of America, and M. Parisi & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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