Legal Opinion
John L. Rivers v. Angf. A/b Tirfing
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1971No. 71-1976PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
John L. Rivers’ filed a complaint against Angf. A/B Tirfing, a Swedish corporation, for damages resulting from personal injuries which occurred on June 14, 1968, when a one-ton roll of newsprint struck complainant while he was working aboard the M/V SILVER-LAND, owned and operated by Tirfing. The vessel was being unloaded in the Port of Miami, Florida, by Canadian Gulf Line of Florida, Inc., third-party defendant below. Rivers was a member of a stevedoring gang engaged in unloading the cargo of newsprint which had been stowed standing on end. Part of Rivers’ gang…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mondshine v. ShortCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- United States of America, Plaintiff-(Appellee) v. Kenneth Larry Williams, Defendant-(Appellant)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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