Legal Opinion

Cupo v. Isthmian S. S. Co.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 31, 1941PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEIBELL, District Judge.

Plaintiff moves this Court for an order dismissing the “First” and “Sixth” affirmative defenses of defendant’s answer, on the ground that such defenses are insufficient in law.

The action is brought to recover damages arising from personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on August 29, 1940, by reason of defendant’s alleged negligence. At the time of the accident the plaintiff, an employee of the Jarka Corporation, a stevedoring contractor, was working as a longshoreman on the vessel “Steel Inventor” which was owned by the defendant. Plaintiff accepted compensation…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. HoageSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Hunt v. Bank Line, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1929
  3. Rederii v. Jarka CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1939
  4. Lavino Shipping Co. v. SpeckCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
  5. Moore v. Christiensen S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Grasso v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  3. Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
  4. Grasso v. LorentzenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
  5. Ricciardi v. American Export Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945

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