Legal Opinion
David P. Blair v. United States Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 17, 1971No. 19214PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This appeal requires us to decide whether a bailee in exclusive possession of a river barge is an owner pro hac vice and thus liable for injuries to a stevedore whose injuries resulted from unseaworthiness of the vessel. The district court, 312 F.Supp. 293, found that appellant was such an “owner” and awarded damages to appellee.
The barge was towed by a river boat company to appellant’s dock in a river harbor. It was tied to the dock along with other barges and left in appellant’s possession for the purpose of loading it with pipe. After tying up the barge, the boat…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Speyer, Inc. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Aird v. Weyerhaeuser S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
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4Cited by18 opinions
- Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Pfeifer v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Griffith v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Henry E. Rao v. Hillman Barge & Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Miller v. Phillips Petroleum Co. NorwaySupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
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