Legal Opinion
The Adour
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 22, 1927No. 1389PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, District Judge.
Tbe libel-ant in this ease was severely injured on June 12, 1923, while engaged as a stevedore in unloading linseed from" the steamship Adour at tbo port of New York. The injury was caused by tbe fall of part of a wooden bulkhead, erected in the ship to stabilize the cargo. Libelant brought an action for damages in the common-law courts of Now York on April 3, 1924, against the stevedoring company, C. F. Terrence & Sons, which resulted in a compromise payment to him of $7,500 on July 30, 1925, at which time be signed a release of all claims against Terrence & Sons, but…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. ImbrovekSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- The Key CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Gilbert v. . FinchNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Carey v. BilbyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Hood v. . HaywardNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by12 opinions
- McKenna v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Black v. MartinMontana Supreme Court · 1930
- Clapper v. Original Tractor Cab Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- La Guerra v. BrasileiroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Preine v. FreemanDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1953
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