Legal Opinion
Emile A. Williams v. McAllister Brothers Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 6, 1976No. 311, Docket 75-7209PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Emile A. Williams appeals from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles E. Stewart, Jr., Judge, granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P. On appeal Williams contends that the trial court improperly granted summary judgment since material unresolved issues of fact existed and that the district court erroneously found that plaintiff’s sole remedy was the Puerto Rico Workman’s Accident Compensation Act instead of the more generous recovery allegedly available under the Jones Act and general…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Cox v. Chesapeake & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,589 Jo v. Seibert v. Sperry Rand Corporation and James D. FinleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- In Re Parmalat Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
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