Legal Opinion
Milton Marant v. Farrell Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 31, 1977No. 76-1383PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The central dispositive issue on this appeal is the question of the relative responsibility of stevedore and shipowner for longshoreman safety under the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Marant, a longshoreman injured in unloading a cargo, brought this negligence action against Farrell Lines, the shipowner. The trial court charged the jury that stevedore and shipowner had concurrent responsibility for longshoring safety and the jury, by special verdict, found the stevedore and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Mitsui Shintaku Ginko K. K., Tokyo v. DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Celia Zapico v. Bucyrus-Erie Co., and Third-Party v. Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., Third-Party and Antonio Fuet, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Arcell v. Ashland Chemical Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- Anthony Munoz v. Flota Merchante Grancolombiana, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Hurst v. Triad Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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