Legal Opinion
California Stevedore & Ballast Co., a Corporation, and Yerba Buena Corporation, a Corporation v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1961No. 16982PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This action is for a tort occurring upon the navigable waters of the United States. Thus the Admiralty jurisdiction of the United States courts is invoked. 28 U.S.C. § 1333. A final decree having been rendered below, this court has jurisdiction over the appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
On December 3, 1956, Frank Sannella, an employee of appellant Yerba Buena Corporation, was injured while on board the S.S. Fairland docked at Stockton, California. Sannella’s employer was, at the time, stevedoring the vessel. Within a year after the injury, Sannella filed suit in the United States…
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- Ellen Molnar v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, a Corp. v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- W. J. Ohlinger and Viola Ohlinger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Scurlock v. American President Lines, Ltd.District Court, N.D. California · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Parfait v. Jahncke Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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- Damanti v. A/S IngerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Tankrederiet Gefion A/S v. Hyman-Michaels Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Jesse W. Tolefree v. Harry Ritz, Badge No. 19, City of Richmond Police Department, First Doe, Second Doe, Third Doe, Seventh DoeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
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