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Kenneth J. Phipps v. N v. Nederlandsche Amerikaansche Stoomvart, Maats, a Corporation, Also Known as Holland-America Line

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 21, 1958No. 20-60004PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORR, Circuit Judge.

At Portland, Oregon, on June 11, 1954, appellant Phipps was working as a hold man in a longshore gang in the employ of W. J. Jones & Son, Inc., who was loading the vessel under contract with appellee. Phipps was working at the bottom of a hold into which timbers of varying lengths up to 40 feet were being lowered. These timbers approximately 3" x 6" in size, bound together, by means of a sling, in bundles of 18-20 were being loaded into the hold of the ship. The on-deck-hatch-opening being a twenty foot square, it was necessary to slant at an angle to permit lowering. This…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  3. Safeway Stores v. Marvin Fannan, Marvin Fannan v. Safeway StoresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  4. John Joseph Mull v. Ford Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
  5. Ralph Billeci v. United States of America, and California Stevedore and Ballast Company, Appellee-ImpleadedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962

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