Legal Opinion
Corden E. Yates v. Rodney H. Dann, Ruby M. Dann and R. H. Dann Towing and Lighterage Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 20, 1955No. 11440_1PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
On the night of April 16, 1946, the mate in charge of appellants’ tugboat Neptune then engaged in dredging operations in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington, North Carolina, had his right foot and ankle seriously injured when he attempted to slack off a line to some pontoons the tug was towing. Because the particular line had not been properly fastened by the deckhand on the tug, it ran out on him and caught his leg, crushing it against the starboard bitt. 1
There are two separate appeals resulting from this same unfortunate accident. The first is by the…
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3Cited by63 opinions
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