Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Trent Maritime Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1957No. 73 of 1956PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
Libellant, a longshoreman residing in this District, brought this action March 5, 1956, against the respondent shipowner, a British corporation, for personal injuries suffered in 1953 while working on the unloading of cargo from respondent’s ship Duke of Athens at a pier in Philadelphia. The ship left this District on the day of the alleged injury and has not since returned.
Libellant attempted to get the respondent into this court by having process served on Lavino Shipping Company as agent. Respondent entered a special appearance and moved both to set aside the service…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Louisville UnderwritersSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Brown v. C. D. Mallory & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Bancroft—Whitney Co. v. Pacific Coast Steamship Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1894
- Andrade v. American Mail Lines, Ltd.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1947
- Johnson v. Black Diamond LinesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Grammenos v. LemosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- William W. Leith v. Oil Transport Company, Inc., and American Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Lasch v. AntkiesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
- Krulikowsky v. Metropolitan District Council of Philadelphia & VicinityDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Frasca v. EubankDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
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