Legal Opinion
Hartnett v. Reiss Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 22, 1970No. Nos. 193, 194, Dockets 33611, 33612PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Out of a simple accident in 1964 aboard the William A. Reiss has come an unusually complicated case. Injured in the accident was plaintiff Peter Hart-nett, a longshoreman employed by Grain Handling Company, Inc. Plaintiff sued both The Reiss Steamship Company, the owner of the vessel, and International Milling Company, a company involved in *1014unloading the ship. Reiss impleaded plaintiff’s employer, Grain Handling, as third-party defendant; Grain Handling and the two original defendants all made various claims against each other. The trial was held before John T. Curtin,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Drinkwater v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Fairmont Shipping Corp. And Fairwinds Ocean Carriers Corp., Owners of the Steamship Western Eagle v. Chevron International Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- In Re BriggsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1992
- Edward W. Blake v. Delaware and Hudson Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Maritime Overseas Corporation v. Northeast Petroleum Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- In Re the Complaint of Delphinus Maritima, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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