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Clemons v. Gearbulk, Ltd.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 26, 1991No. 89-1264Published

1Opinion of the Court

KENNEDY, Justice.

Frank Clemons, a longshoreman employed by Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Company, was injured while on board the M/V Sea Tiger when a bale of wood pulp fell from a sling and struck him. The Sea Tiger, a vessel owned and operated by Sitó-nos Shipping Company, had been chartered by Gearbulk, Ltd., and Toty Navigation Company, Ltd. Glafki (Hellas) Maritime Company acted as the shipping agent for the Sea Tiger. South African Stevedores, Ltd., loaded the wood pulp cargo aboard the Sea Tiger before the vessel left the port of Durban, South Africa.

On January 8, 1988, the Sea Tiger…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Duke v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  4. Sadie v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Tripp v. Humana, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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