Legal Opinion
Clara Swinton Bonds, as Administratrix of the Estate of Franklin Hassie Bonds v. Mortensen and Lange and the M/v "Fetish" and Rederiet Mascot K/s
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1983No. 82-1067PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Franklin H. Bonds, a longshoreman formerly in the employ of the Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Company (Ryan-Walsh), was crushed in an accident aboard the M/V FETISH, a vessel owned by defendant Re-deriet Mascot K/S (the shipowner), and died of his injuries a week later. Pursuant to §§ 905(b) and 933 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976), the administratrix of Bonds’s estate subsequently brought this action for wrongful death against the shipowner in the United States District Court for the District of South…
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