Legal Opinion
Pakech v. American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 29, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 72-1340PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, Senior District Judge.
This post-trial Motion for a New Trial presents a case that is an unfortunate example of disappointing trial advocacy and inefficient utilization of the resources of this Court and counsel.
The action involves a longshoreman who was injured while working on board defendant’s vessel when he allegedly *536stepped into a hole or space in the cargo of bales of tobacco. Liability was based on claims of negligence and the unseaworthiness of the vessel. The trial of the case was bifurcated, and in response to interrogatories, the jury found that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hosea Payne v. S. S. Nabob and North German Lloyd and Lavino Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Burton v. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1941
- Taggart v. Vermont Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Joanne Shuber and John Shuber, Her Husband v. S. S. Kresge Company, a Michigan Corporation v. Crown Construction Co. Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- John B. Taggart v. Vermont Transportation Co., Inc. And Albert LeggCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Feingold v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Gill v. McGraw Electric Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Feingold v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Curran v. Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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