Legal Opinion
William Harvey Porter v. American Export Lines, Inc. v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 4, 1968No. 16589PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GANEY, Circuit Judge.
In this longshoreman’s in personam civil action to recover for injuries sustained by him while he was assisting in unloading a cargo vessel in the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the jury found for the defendant-appellee ship owner. The basis for the action was the claimed unseaworthiness of the vessel or the negligent operation of the vessel, or both. 1 At the trial there was conflicting testimony on the main question of fact for the jury to decide whether plaintiff-appellant had been injured by stepping through paper laid on top of crates between…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Beckwith v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Lucille H. Burch v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Fisher v. VolzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- C. Albert Sauter Co., Inc. v. Richard S. Sauter Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- GBS Meat Industry Pty. Ltd. v. Kress-Dobkin Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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