Legal Opinion
Massaro v. United States Lines Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 24383PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a longshoreman, was injured while working aboard the defendant’s vessel, the S. S. American Guide.
On July 26, 1957, a gang of twelve stevedores were directed to go from the main deck to the lower hold to remove cargo. On their way to the lower hold, they removed the beams from the hatch of the upper ’tween deck and then proceeded to the lower ’tween deck. There they found a large amount of debris, including “separation paper” scattered over the entire area, including the hatch and coaming. They swept this up and pushed it back between conex boxes and in open…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- James R. Russell, Jr. v. The Monongahela Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Leighton Beard v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd., and the City Line, Ltd. v. Atlantic and Gulf Stevedores, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Brest v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
3Cited by6 opinions
- Michael Massaro v. United States Lines Company v. Northern Metal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Nakagawa v. ApanaHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
- Noto v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1984
- United States v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- Villines v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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