Legal Opinion
Purnell v. Norned Shipping B.V.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 1986No. Nos. 85-1507 to 85-1510PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
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On September 27, 1982, two crane operators employed by appellee, the City of Wilmington (the City), died in an accident at the Port of Wilmington. The crane was in the process of discharging a load of steel coils from the foreign vessel M/V NORNED THOR when the crane toppled into the ship’s cargo hold, killing the operators and causing substantial damage to both the ship’s cargo and the crane. At the time of the accident, the crane was owned by the City, operated by City employees, and leased by the City to appellant, Wilmington Stevedores, Inc.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Conrad Peter, in No. 88-3797 v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp., in No. 88-3798Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States ex rel. Valders Stone & Marble, Inc. v. C-Way Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Ward v. Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
- State, Department of Public Safety v. BrownAlaska Supreme Court · 1990
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