Legal Opinion
Celia Zapico v. Bucyrus-Erie Co., and Third-Party v. Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., Third-Party and Antonio Fuet, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 15, 1978No. 664, Docket 77-7533PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
The Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), as amended in 1972, P.L. 92-576, cuts off the right of a vessel to recover from a concurrently negligent stevedoring company a judgment paid by the vessel to a longshoreman employed by the stevedore in a personal injury suit against the vessel, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). The 1972 amendments did not, however, deal expressly with such third party actions against stevedores by plaintiffs other than vessels. The primary issue on this appeal is whether a “non-vessel” can recover from a stevedore with whom the…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by88 opinions
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re Masters Mates & Pilots Pension Plan And Irap LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Arthur Araujo v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Steamship Authority v. New England Telephone Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Ceco Corp. v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- William Pippen, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company and Inland Well Service, Inc., Third-Party v. Superior Electric Wireline Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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