Legal Opinion
Hill v. Arrien
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 1972No. Civ. A. Nos. 70-2834, 70-3051PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
This case arises from an accident on March 17, 1955 in which Benjamin Hill, a longshoreman, was killed while working on board the S.S. “Yaka” in the port of Philadelphia. At the time, he was in the employ of the Ryan Stevedoring Company. American Mutual Casualty Company (insurer) was the compensation carrier for Ryan.
Following the accident, Hill’s administratrix, Irene Hill (his wife), brought a third-party action against the owner of the vessel, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 933. Recovery was sought under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act, 12…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Voris v. EikelSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Pezzulli v. D'AmbrosiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Fisher v. DyeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Booth v. HackneyWyoming Supreme Court · 1973
- Booth v. HackneyWyoming Supreme Court · 1973
- Hill v. ArrienCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Hill v. ArrienCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973