Legal Opinion
Robert Price v. Ss Yaracuy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1967No. 23107PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Price, a longshoreman, filed a libel against the S/S Yaracuy 1 for personal injuries sustained while working in the hold of the ship. He alleged the ship was unseaworthy because provided with defective winches and improper personnel and that his injuries were caused by negligence of the employees of the vessel. 2 The District Court held the sole proximate cause of the accident was improper operation of the winch by an employee of the stevedore; the ship therefore was held not unseaworthy and the libel dismissed. Price was working in the No. 5 hold of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Morales v. City of GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Robert M. Burns v. Anchor-Wate Co. And Brown and Root, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd., Obbie Mallard, Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo", a Finnish Flag Vessel, Her Engine, Tackle and Appurtenances, Etc. In Rem Rederiaktiebolaget Gustaf Erikson and Consolidated-Bathurst Limited, in Personam, Defendants- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo," Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Frasca v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- National Marine Service, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977
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