Legal Opinion
Fylipoy v. Gulf Stevedore Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 14, 1966No. A.D. No. 64-H-189PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
This is an admiralty action brought by a Greek seaman, Georgeios Fylipoy, against Gulf Stevedore Corporation and the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District for personal injuries sustained when a magnet was dropped from a crane into an open gondola with such force that it caused a scrap of iron to fly 30 feet away and strike libellant, who was standing on board the SS Uranus. Gulf Stevedore, which was engaged in cargo operations aboard the Uranus, had leased the crane from the Navigation District, and responsibility for the use of the crane is…
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