Legal Opinion
Wyborski Ex Rel. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Bristol City Line of Steamships, Ltd.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 3, 1961No. 4117PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
The important question in this case is whether the use of ship’s “dunnage” in a particular way (to be hereafter described) rendered the ship unseaworthy.
The answer to this requires determination as to the present state of the admiralty law with particular refex-ence to a longshoreman and shipowner; and further requires a careful consideration of the weight and probative force of the evidence. V^hile important phases of the evidence are much in conflict, so much of the evidence as is not in dispute can be briefly stated.
On May 21,1958 the British ship Montreal City,…
2Cases cited21 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
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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- Hurst v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Wujek v. Compania Sud Americana De VaporesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1964