Legal Opinion
Moore v. South African Marine Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1972No. 71-3317PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is a longshoreman-vessel owner-stevedore case in which there was a jury verdict in favor of the longshoreman and *281of the vessel on its third party complaint for indemnity against the stevedore. Plaintiff’s damages were reduced by a finding that he was 10% contributorily negligent. The owner, South African, and the stevedore, Gulf, relied on the defense of Operational negligence, claiming that plaintiff and one or more of his immediate workers were (operationally) negligent.
In his oral charge to the jury the court stated:
Now, they are talking about seaworthiness and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lester Nehring v. Empresa Lineas Maritimas ArgentinasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Rogers v. DE VRIES & COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1964
3Cited by8 opinions
- Doralee Estates, Inc. v. Cities Service Oil Company, and Third-Party v. Mgo Corp. And Monticello Gas & Oil Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Bennie G. Carr v. Charles WattsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. All Funds on Deposit in Any Accounts Maintained at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & SmithDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- Smith v. Pressed Steel Tank Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- In re Meade Land & Development Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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