James E. Grant v. Cia Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion

The appellant, James E. Grant, was a longshoreman employed by the appellee stevedoring company, J. P. Florio Grant was injured in the hold of the M/V Nueva Esparta, while it was being unloaded in the port of New Orleans. The vessel was owned by the appellee Cia Anónima Venezolana de Navegación. The appellant brought a libel against the owner of the vessel to recover damages for his injuries and asserted that the vessel was unseaworthy and that this was the cause of his injuries. The owner of the vessel impleaded the stevedoring company and alleged that appellant’s injury was caused either by…