Melnyk v. United States Lines Co.

In this litigation plaintiff Melnyk, a longshoreman, sued defendant United States Lines Co. (U. S.) for personal injuries suffered while working on defendant’s vessel. Defendant brought a third-party action against T. Hogan & Sons, Inc. (Hogan), the stevedore on the job. Plaintiff recovered a verdict against U. S., and U. S. in turn recovered over against Hogan. Both U. S. and Hogan appealed to this court but U. S. shortly withdrew its appeal. The judgment of U. S. against Hogan was affirmed (32 A D 2d 527) and Hogan sought leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals. Hogan filed a bond to stay…