Legal Opinion
LaFleur v. M.S. Maule
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided March 10, 1972No. Civ. A. 15969PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge:
Petitioner, a longshoreman employed by an independent stevedoring contractor, was injured while engaged with his fellow employees in loading cargo aboard the M/S MAULE. This action is for damages against the ship and its owner, alleging injuries caused by the ship’s unseaworthiness. The case, to me, illustrates the accuracy of Mr. Justice Harlan’s prophecy concerning Usner:
Much as I would welcome a thoroughgoing re-examination of the past course of developments in the unseaworthiness doctrine, I fear that the Court’s action today can only result in compounding the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Louis Antoine v. Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc., Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- John Robinson v. Showa Kaiun K. K., American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Michael J. Ryan v. Pacific Coast Shipping Co., LiberiaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Franklin v. DORIC SHIPPING AND TRADING CORPORATIONDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1972
- Lafleur v. M. S. MauleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Michael J. Ryan v. Pacific Coast Shipping Co., LiberiaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975