Legal Opinion
Herman Telfair v. Zim Israel Navigation Company, Limited, Defendant-Third-Party v. Luckenbach Steamship Company, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 22, 1970No. 27418PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Seas Shipping Company v. Sieracki, 1946, 328 U.S. 85, 66 S.Ct. 872, 90 L.Ed. 1099, extended the warranty of seaworthiness to longshoremen. Ryan Stevedoring Company v. Pan-Atlantic S.S. Corporation, 1956, 350 U.S. 124, 76 S.Ct. 232, 100 L.Ed. 133, shifted the liability to the stevedore when it breaches the warranty of workmanlike service. In this longshoreman (Telfair) — shipowner (Zim Israel) — stevedore (Luckenbach) case, Telfair complains of the court’s granting a new trial which resulted in a much lower verdict than the verdict in his first trial. We review, first,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- A. L. Massey v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Ruby Conway v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. 1160.96 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Ernest Faircloth v. Lamb-Grays Harbor Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. 1160.96 Acres of Land, More or LessCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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