Legal Opinion
McCross v. Ratnakar Shipping Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 16, 1967No. Admiralty 4897, 4931, 4997; Civ. 15956, 15957, 17105, 17705PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
In all seven of these cases an employee of a stevedoring company has filed suit in this Court against a shipowner, claiming damages for injuries suffered by him in the performance of his work. 1 In each case the shipowner (defendant) has answered, denying his liability and, in addition, has impleaded the stevedoring company as third-party defendant alleging, inter alia, that any injuries sustained by plaintiff were due to the failure of the stevedoring company to perform its work in a careful and workmanlike manner, as it was obligated to do, and that…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- 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
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Blockston v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
- Henry J. Bagrowski v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., and Third Party v. City of Milwaukee, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Mason v. Callas Contractors, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Caputo v. KheelDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Benton v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1969
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