Legal Opinion
John A. Kloster v. S. S. Chatham and Waterman Steamship Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1973No. 72-1839PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
John Kloster, a longshoreman, brought this action for injuries he received while loading pipe from a gondola ear into the S.S. CHATHAM. Kloster alleged unseaworthiness and negligence of the ship’s crew in permitting mooring lines to become slack. The slack, he claims, allowed the CHATHAM to be washed against the pier by the wake of a passing vessel. This movement, he says, caused the ship’s hoisting line to dislodge a section of pipe which struck him. The district court found neither unseaworthiness nor negligence. However, deeming the ease to involve a pierside injury, the court dismissed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Snydor v. Villain & Fassio et Compania Internazionale Di Genova Societa Reunite Di Naviagaione, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Inez Marie Drachenberg, Widow of Tracy v. Lilly v. Canal Barge Company, Inc., Jena Marine Corporation and Xyz Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Clara Swinton Bonds, as Administratrix of the Estate of Franklin Hassie Bonds v. Mortensen and Lange and the M/v "Fetish" and Rederiet Mascot K/sCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983