Legal Opinion
Norden v. Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. of Delaware
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1927No. 4951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error, the plaintiff below, was one of a gang of stevedores employed by the defendant in loading one of its vessels. The vessel was moored to a dock. At about 6 o’clock p. m. the mate gave an order to “haul ship,” which meant to move her forward parallel with the dock. This was done by a windlass aft hauling on the head line, which was attached to a cleat on the dock. In moving the vessel forward the plaintiff was struck by the head line and thrown against the dock, and fell on a fender log, whereby he was injured. He testified that the mate told him to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- International Stevedoring Co. v. HavertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. EstillSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Camenzind v. Freeland Furniture Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1918
- Bottig v. PolskyOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. WilhoitCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lynch v. Oregon Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Van Norden v. Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co. of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928