Legal Opinion

Gooding v. Willard

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 2, 1954No. 22788_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHASE, Chief Judge.

■ On April 14, 1948, William Gooding was employed by Atlantic Basin Iron Works to work as a welder on the S.S. Gibbons, then moored at Brooklyn, N. Y., undergoing repairs. The next day as he was leaving the ship he tripped and fell to the deck where his chest struck a metal lunch box he was carrying in his hand when he fell. The impact with the box was severe enough to break a rib near his heart and cause pain which was followed by difficulty in breathing first noticed about May 1st. He received medical attention but worked two days before an X-ray picture of his chest was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Gooding v. WillardDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1953

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Standard Distributors, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
  2. Randall v. FlemmingDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1961
  3. Grove Press, Inc. v. ChristenberryDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
  4. Julian v. FolsomDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
  5. Perini Corporation v. HeydeDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1969

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