Legal Opinion
James Thompson v. Calmar Steamship Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 20, 1964No. 14410_1PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEALON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James Thompson, brought suit against defendant, Calmar Steamship Corporation, seeking to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of defendant’s negligence and for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness under the principles of maritime law. The jury having returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $118,000.00, defendant has filed this appeal.
The relevant facts are well summarized in the opinion of the Court below, as follows :
“Plaintiff was one of a stevedoring company’s gang of longshoremen employed to load shipments of steel…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Feingold v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Floyd Gene Bridger v. Union Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
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