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James R. Gill v. Hango Ship-Owners/ab, a Foreign Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 1, 1982No. 81-2033PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

In a suit by a longshoreman against a shipowner alleging actionable negligence, the district court granted judgment for the defendant and plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I

Plaintiff, James R. Gill, brought this action under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, as amended (1972) to recover damages for an injury to his back suffered as a result of an accident on April 12, 1977. We largely repeat the district court’s apt summary of the case:

The parties do not dispute how the accident…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Antonio Napoli v. (Transpacific Carriers Corp. And Universal Cargo Carriers, Inc.) Hellenic Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  3. Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  4. Gay v. Ocean Transport & Trading, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  5. Joseph Anuszewski and Ronald Gutowski v. Dynamic Mariners Corp., PanamaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Randolph v. LaeiszCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  2. Teply v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. Armando Martinez v. Korea Shipping Corp., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  4. William Derr v. Kawasaki Kisen K.K. Thomas Robertson v. Tokai Shosen K.KCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. Clara Swinton Bonds, as Administratrix of the Estate of Franklin Hassie Bonds v. Mortensen and Lange and the M/v "Fetish" and Rederiet Mascot K/sCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983

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