Legal Opinion
Alvin J. Treadaway, and Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, Intervenor-Appellee v. Societe Anonyme Louis-Dreyfus Et Cie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1990No. 88-3830PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is the latest in a long series of cases involving the application of Scindia and 33 U.S.C. § 905 to a longshoreman’s negligence suit against a vessel. We affirm the district court’s finding of liability in favor of the longshoreman and against the vessel operator, but reverse the judgment with respect to the amount of damages.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Alvin J. Treadaway, a longshoreman working aboard the M/V SOPHIE B, was injured when he slipped off of a step that was partially obstructed by a pipe. 1 On January 22, 1986, the date of the accident, the SOPHIE B…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by84 opinions
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