Legal Opinion

Edward Johnson v. Sword Line, Inc., a New York Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 13, 1958No. 12383_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIGGS, Chief Judge.

This is the second time this case has been before us on appeal. Our previous opinion is reported at 1957, 240 F.2d 954. Upon remand, for the reasons stated hereinafter, the court below granted a motion for summary judgment filed by Sword, D.C.E.D.Pa.1957, 153 F.Supp. 691, and the second or instant appeal followed.

A brief summary of the operative facts and reference to the opinions cited are necessary for an understanding of the nature of the instant appeal. The plaintiff, Johnson, was a longshoreman employed by Lone Star Stevedoring Company, Inc. (Lone Star), and was…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Czaplicki v. the Hoegh SilvercloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1956

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Thomas Brown v. Ivarans Rederi A/sCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  3. Edward J. Rich v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  4. Potomac Electric Power Company v. John F. Wynn, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  5. Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978

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