Legal Opinion
Michael T. Earles v. Union Barge Line Corporation, Billy Leroy McNamer v. Union Barge Line Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 9, 1973No. 72-1313, 72-1314PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BRODERICK, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on May 4, 1971 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania after a jury returned a verdict based on unseaworthiness in favor of the plaintiffs.
The pertinent facts are that the plaintiffs, Michael T. Earles and Billy Leroy McNamer, were citizens of Kentucky and were employed on May 8, 1967, the date of their injuries, by the Walker Boat Yard, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Walker) located in Paducah, Kentucky. Walker, among other things, serviced, stored and cleaned barges…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Stephen Edynak v. Atlantic Shipping Inc. Cie. Chambon MacLovia S. A. v. Allied Chemical Company, Atlantic Shipping, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Complaint of Consolidation Coal Company, as Owner of the Motor Vessel Elizabeth and as Charterer of Barge Number Mc 1029, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. George NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Michael T. Wilburn v. Maritrans Gp IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Francis v. Pan American Trinidad Oil CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Lacaze v. OlendorffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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