Legal Opinion
Caputo v. United States Lines Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 4, 1962No. Civ. No. 16091PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUCHHAUSEN, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, a longshoreman, employed by the third party defendant, Imparato Stevedoring Corporation, sustained injuries on December 3, 1954,. while engaged in unloading cargo from, the No. 1 lower hold of the SS American Ranger, owned by the defendant, United States Lines Company, hereinafter called', the shipowner. He claimed that the accident and the resulting injuries were caused by the unseaworthiness of the vessel and the negligence of the shipowner. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of' the plaintiff and against the shipowner in the sum of $70,000. The…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Felice Grillea v. United States and National Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Simpson Timber Co. And Grace Line, Inc. v. Ezra Parks, Simpson Timber Co. v. Grace Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Misurella v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Simpson Timber Co. And Grace Line, Inc. v. Ezra Parks, Simpson Timber Co. v. Grace Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Strachan Shipping Company v. Tom Melvin and Ponce Cement CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Strachan Shipping Company v. Tom Melvin and Ponce Cement CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964